[vsnet-grb-info 11782] Swift trigger 518853 is most likely GX 301-2
GCN Circulars
gcncirc at capella2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Fri Mar 30 03:24:22 JST 2012
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 13173
SUBJECT: Swift trigger 518853 is most likely GX 301-2
DATE: 12/03/29 18:24:14 GMT
FROM: Scott Barthelmy at NASA/GSFC <scott at lheamail.gsfc.nasa.gov>
S. D. Barthelmy (GSFC) and T. Sakamoto (GSFC/UMBC)
on behalf of the Swift team:
Swift trigger 518853 (reported in GCN 13166) is not due to a new galactic
transient, nor is it a GRB. This trigger was the result of a large
roll angle error and an on-board misidentification of GX 301-2 as IGR12349-6434.
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