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GCN Circular 15285

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 402405063 / 131002466 is not a GRB
Date
2013-10-02T14:41:52Z (11 years ago)
From
Andreas von Kienlin at MPE <azk@mpe.mpg.de>
A. von Kienlin (MPE) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 402405063 / 131002466  at
11:11:00.52 UT  on 02 October 2013, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in
fact not due  to a GRB. This trigger is due to local particles."
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