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GCN Circular 32620

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 686435254/221002852 is not a GRB
Date
2022-10-03T19:24:47Z (2 years ago)
From
Oliver J Roberts at USRA/NASA <oliver.roberts@nasa.gov>
O.J. Roberts (USRA/NASA-MSFC) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 686435254/221002852
at 20:27:29.00 UT on 2 October 2022, tentatively classified as a GRB,
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to an X-Class solar flare."
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