Bright gamma-ray burst GRB 260919A detected, potentially linked to X-ray transient.

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Fermi GBM detected a 250-second gamma-ray burst (GRB 260919A) with initial misclassification as a TGF. Subsequent analysis suggests potential association with an X-ray transient observed by Einstein Probe WXT, nearly an hour later.

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Notices (1)

Fermi GBM — GRB · Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:48:12 GMT

GCN Circulars (2)

GCN-45794 — GRB 260919A · Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:27:44 GMT
The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) detected a bright gamma-ray burst, GRB 260919A, on September 19, 2026, with a duration of approximately 250 seconds. This event is spatially associated with the fast X-ray transient EP260920a detected by the Einstein Probe WXT, suggesting a common origin despite a temporal offset of about 600 seconds.

GCN-45792 — GRB 260919A · Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:14:13 GMT
The long-duration Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) 260919A was detected by Konus-Wind and Fermi-GBM at 23:48:12 UT. The event was triangulated to a 3 sigma IPN localization region of 6556 square degrees, with a maximum dimension of 147 degrees. The fast X-ray transient EP260920a, detected approximately 800 seconds after GRB 260919A, is within this localization region, suggesting a possible common origin for both events.