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GCN Circular 17571

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 150312827 is not a GRB
Date
2015-03-12T20:28:00Z (9 years ago)
From
Peter Jenke at MSFC <peter.a.jenke@nasa.gov>
P. Jenke (UAH) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 447882634/150312827
at 19:50:31.31 UT on the 12th of March 2015, tentatively classified
as a GRB, is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to a
solar flare."
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