CHIME detects high-confidence Fast Radio Burst with detailed localization

AI Summary

The CHIME/FRB Real-time Search Pipeline has identified a Fast Radio Burst (FRB) with an association probability of 98.28%, characterized by a dispersion measure of 173.48±0.40 pc/cm³ and a signal-to-noise ratio of 20.82. No GCN Circulars have been issued yet, indicating potential for further investigation.

Measurements

Event ID1172034022
SourceCHIME
Alert typeFRB
Significancemedium
Trigger time (UTC)Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:04:41 GMT
Right ascension (J2000)288.5692629°
Declination (J2000)86.0793984°
Dispersion measure173.4765625 pc/cm³
SNR20.8154564
GCN notices1
GCN circulars0

Notices (1)

CHIME — FRB · Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:04:41 GMT

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