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GCN Circular 18139

Subject

GBM Trigger 150813665 is not a GRB

Date

2015-08-13T18:51:21Z (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 bn150813665 at
15:57:41.15 UT on 13 August 2015, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in
fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to a soft gamma repeater event."

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