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GCN Circular 19429

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 484906918/160514349 is not a GRB
Date
2016-05-15T02:09:51Z (9 years ago)
From
C. Michelle Hui at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <c.m.hui@nasa.gov>
C. M. Hui (MSFC), G. Younes (GWU), and W. S. Paciesas (USRA)
 report on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 484906918/160514349
at 08:21:54.66 UT on 14 May 2016, tentatively classified as a GRB,
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to an SGR-like burst.
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