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GCN Circular 33150

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 694043024/221229905 is not a GRB
Date
2023-01-04T20:44:36Z (2 years ago)
From
Cori Fletcher at USRA <cfletcher@usra.edu>
C. Fletcher (USRA) reports on behalf of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 694043024/221229905 at 21:43:39 UT
on 29 December 2022, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact not due
to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to particle activity."
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