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GCN Circular 44709

Subject
The EP-WXT trigger 01709266106 is not a real source
Date
2026-05-27T03:40:10Z (3 days ago)
From
EP Team at NAOC/CAS <ep_ta@bao.ac.cn>
Via
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J. P. Feng, B. Zhang (USTC), J. Yang (ZZU), B.T. Wang (YNAO, CAS), D. Zhu, K. J. Zhang (YNU), D. F. Hu (PMO, CAS), W. D. Zhang (NAO,CAS) on behalf of the Einstein Probe (EP) team:

The Einstein Probe Wide-field X-ray Telescope (EP-WXT) trigger 01709266106, detected at 2026-05-26T17:37:56 and followed by GCN 44705 and GCN 44706, was not a real astrophysical source.

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