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GCN Circular 32003

Subject
Swift-BAT triggers 1105560-1 are not GRBs
Date
2022-05-06T12:48:43Z (3 years ago)
From
Phil Evans at U of Leicester <pae9@leicester.ac.uk>
Swift-BAT triggers 1105560 and 1105561 on 2022 May 6 were not GRBs.

These triggers occurred while the star trackers were out of lock, and 
were actually Cyg X-1.

The star trackers are currently being reinitialised and normal 
observations will resume presently.
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