High-energy neutrino detected by IceCube with potential astrophysical origins
AI Summary
On August 25, 2026, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory detected a high-energy neutrino with a moderate probability of being of astrophysical origin. The event was localized to RA 91.95 and Dec 45.73 with a 90% containment radius error of approximately 0.5 degrees.
Measurements
| Event ID | IceCube-260825A |
|---|---|
| Source | IceCube |
| Alert type | NEUTRINO |
| Significance | high |
| Trigger time (UTC) | Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:53:33 GMT |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 91.95° |
| Declination (J2000) | 45.73° |
| Position error radius | 0.52° |
| GCN notices | 2 |
| GCN circulars | 1 |
Notices (1)
IceCube — NEUTRINO · Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:53:33 GMT
GCN Circulars (1)
GCN-45438 — IceCube-260825A
· Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:35:54 GMT
On 26-08-25, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory detected a high-energy neutrino candidate event with a moderate probability of astrophysical origin. The event was refined to a direction with RA 91.95 and Dec 45.73, and no known gamma-ray sources from the Fermi LAT 16-year Source List are within the 90% uncertainty region.
AI summary generated Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:52:23 GMT.