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CHIME detects a high-significance Fast Radio Burst (FRB) at 25.23 SNR
AI Summary
The CHIME/FRB Real-time Search Pipeline triggered an initial alert for FRB 1178188772 with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 25.23, localized within an error radius of approximately 0.4 degrees. The dispersion measure (DM) is measured at 290.745, indicating an extragalactic origin likely beyond the Milky Way's galactic plane.
Measurements
| Event ID | 1178188772 |
|---|---|
| Source | CHIME |
| Alert type | FRB |
| Significance | high |
| Trigger time (UTC) | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:08:34 GMT |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 275.2284763° |
| Declination (J2000) | 74.5383704° |
| Dispersion measure | 290.7450867 pc/cm³ |
| SNR | 25.230402 |
| GCN notices | 1 |
| GCN circulars | 0 |
Notices (1)
CHIME — FRB · Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:08:34 GMT
AI summary generated Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:03:49 GMT.