Transient FRB detected by CHIME with high SNR and significance
AI Summary
An initial alert from the CHIME/FRB Real-time Search Pipeline has identified transient FRB 1180697253 at RA=291.560, Dec=64.966 with a DM of 677.33 pc/cm^3 and a SNR of 22.36, indicating potential astrophysical interest. No GCN circulars have been issued yet for further details.
Measurements
| Event ID | 1180697253 |
|---|---|
| Source | CHIME |
| Alert type | FRB |
| Significance | medium |
| Trigger time (UTC) | Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:21:54 GMT |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 291.5599792° |
| Declination (J2000) | 64.9655231° |
| Dispersion measure | 677.3269043 pc/cm³ |
| SNR | 22.3590393 |
| GCN notices | 1 |
| GCN circulars | 0 |
Notices (1)
CHIME — FRB · Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:21:54 GMT
AI summary generated Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:31:05 GMT.