Skip to main content
Testing. You are viewing the public testing version of GCN. For the production version, go to https://gcn.nasa.gov.
Introducing Einstein Probe, Astro Flavored Markdown, and Notices Schema v4.0.0. See news and announcements

GCN Circular 21490

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 524493492/170815526 is not a GRB
Date
2017-08-15T18:54:00Z (7 years ago)
From
Oliver J Roberts at USRA/NASA <oliver.roberts@nasa.gov>
O.J. Roberts (USRA) and A. von Kienlin (MPE) report on behalf of the
Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 524493492/170815526
at 12:38:07.06 UT on 15 August 2017, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact 
not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to a flaring source within the 
galactic plane."
Questions or comments?
Contact GCN directly.
Have you found a bug in GCN?
Open an issue.
Want to contribute code to GCN?
Get involved on GitHub.

gcn.nasa.gov

A service of the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Looking for U.S. government information and services? Visit USA.gov