CHIME detects a bright FRB with high DM at RA 142.587, Dec 0.764

AI Summary

An initial alert from CHIME/FRB Real-time Search Pipeline reports a fast radio burst (ID: 1173045844) detected on 2026-08-08T20:18:55.435Z with a dispersion measure of 189.25 pc/cm^3 and a signal-to-noise ratio of 13.14. Further observations are needed to confirm its nature and environment.

Measurements

Event ID1173045844
SourceCHIME
Alert typeFRB
Significancemedium
Trigger time (UTC)Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:18:55 GMT
Right ascension (J2000)142.587022°
Declination (J2000)0.7644722°
Dispersion measure189.2471619 pc/cm³
SNR13.1381559
GCN notices1
GCN circulars0

Notices (1)

CHIME — FRB · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:18:55 GMT

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AI summary generated Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:33:32 GMT.