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GCN Circular 7215

Subject
GRB 080121 position was incorrect
Date
2008-01-25T09:22:19Z (17 years ago)
From
Phil Evans at U of Leicester <pae9@star.le.ac.uk>
P. A. Evans reports,

The enhanced XRT position for GRB 081021 just reported (GCN Circ. 7124)
was not the position of the GRB afterglow. This source is a serendipitous
source. We apologise for any confusion.

We are implementing further checks to ensure that circulars are only issued for
GRB afterglow candidates. Details of the XRT enhancement process are provided at
http://www.swift.ac.uk/team/xrt_positions/docs.php
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