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GCN Circular 20868

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 510642159/170308210 is not a GRB
Date
2017-03-14T16:28:46Z (7 years ago)
From
C. Michelle Hui at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <c.m.hui@nasa.gov>
C.M.Hui (NASA/MSFC) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM team:

The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 510642159/170308210
at 05:02:34.18 UT on 8 Mar 2017, tentatively classified as a GRB, 
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to local particles.
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