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GCN Circular 12231

Subject
AXP 4U 0142+61: Fermi GBM detection
Date
2011-08-01T21:47:33Z (13 years ago)
From
Narayana Bhat at U Alabama/Huntsville/GBM <Narayana.Bhat@nasa.gov>
P. N. Bhat (UAH) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 333654039 at 17:40:37.14 UT
on 29 July 2011, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact not due
to a GRB. This trigger is due to a short burst from AXP 4U 0142+61
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