[vsnet-grb-info 18447] Swift Trigger 711158 is not an astrophysical event

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  19895
SUBJECT: Swift Trigger 711158 is not an astrophysical event
DATE:    16/09/06 02:21:48 GMT
FROM:    David Palmer at LANL  <palmer at lanl.gov>

P. D'Avanzo (INAF-OAB), J. A. Kennea (PSU), A. Melandri (INAF-OAB),
D. M. Palmer (LANL) and B. Sbarufatti (INAF-OAB/PSU) report on behalf
of the Swift Team:

At 02:08:23 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered
on residual sidelobes in the image produced by Vela X-1.  This
does not represent significant astrophysical activity.