[AAVSO-HEN] Swift Trigger 302777 is not a GRB

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Fri Feb 8 08:42:12 EST 2008


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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  7271
SUBJECT: Swift Trigger 302777 is not a GRB
DATE:    08/02/08 13:41:25 GMT
FROM:    David Palmer at LANL  <palmer at lanl.gov>

S. D. Barthelmy (GSFC), P. J. Brown (PSU), D. N. Burrows (PSU),
J. R. Cummings (NASA/UMBC), O. Godet (U Leicester),
C. Guidorzi (INAF-OAB), S. T. Holland (CRESST/USRA/GSFC),
E. A. Hoversten (PSU), J. Mao (INAF-OAB), F. E. Marshall (NASA/GSFC),
K. L. Page (U Leicester), D. M. Palmer (LANL), A. M. Parsons (GSFC),
D. Perez (U Leicester), J. L. Racusin (PSU), M. C. Stroh (PSU) and
T. N. Ukwatta (GSFC/GWU) report on behalf of the Swift Team:

The Swift Trigger 302777, at 13:17:41 UT, is not due to a GRB. 
It is the detection of a known source (Sco X-1) at
an incorrect location due to the loss of startracker
lock. 



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