[IAUC] CBET 696: 20061026 : V2362 CYGNI

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 696
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V2362 CYGNI
     J.-U. Ness and S. Starrfield, Arizona State University; G.
Schwarz, West Chester University; J. Osborne and K. L. Page,
University of Leicester; and J. Krautter, University of Heidelberg,
report that V2362 Cyg has been detected in x-rays with Swift.  The
classical nova exploded before Apr. 2.8 UT (cf. IAUC 8697, 8698,
8702).  After July 21, the nova has re-brightened, lasting at least
until the first week of October (CBET 671).  Swift observed V2362 Cyg
on Oct. 14.17 for 2269 seconds, yielding 15 counts on an expected
background of 1.5 counts, which is a statistically significant
detection.  After correction for the bad columns, the net count rate
was 0.01 +/- 0.004 counts/s.  Statistical tests imply that the
spectrum is not that of a supersoft x-ray binary source, as the
source spectrum is harder than the background.


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2006 October 26                  (CBET 696)               Daniel W. E. Green