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GCN Circular 18719

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 151221730 is not a GRB
Date
2015-12-23T18:41:32Z (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 151221730/472411854
at 17:30:50.36 UT on the 21 of December 2015, tentatively classified as GRB,
is in fact not due to GRB.  This trigger is due to V404 Cyg.�
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