[AAVSO-HEN] Fermi GBM trigger 261106787 is not a GRB

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Mon Apr 13 12:12:07 EDT 2009


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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  9127
SUBJECT: Fermi GBM trigger 261106787 is not a GRB
DATE:    09/04/13 16:11:25 GMT
FROM:    Alexander van der Horst at NASA/MSFC  <Alexander.J.VanDerHorst at nasa.gov>

A.J. van der Horst (NASA/MSFC/ORAU) reports on behalf of the
Fermi GBM team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 261106787 at
01:39:45.78 UT on 11 April 2009, tentatively classified as a
GRB, is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to distant
particles precipitation."



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