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GCN Circular 34685

Subject
Swift Trigger 1191903 is not an astrophysical event
Date
2023-09-13T16:52:58Z (3 years ago)
From
Jamie Kennea at Penn State U <jak51@psu.edu>
Via
email

J. A. Kennea (PSU) and D. M. Palmer (LANL) report on behalf of the
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Team:


Swift Trigger 1191903 (2023-09-13 16:44:15 UT) is not an astrophysical event. 
It is a spurious trigger due to a misidentification of the Cyg X-1 during
a star tracker Loss-of-Lock event.
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