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<i>SWIFT</i>OBSERVATIONS OF MAXI J1659โ€“152: A COMPACT BINARY WITH A BLACK HOLE ACCRETOR

<i>SWIFT</i>OBSERVATIONS OF MAXI J1659โ€“152: A COMPACT BINARY WITH A BLACK HOLE ACCRETOR

We report on the detection and follow-up high-cadence monitoring observations of MAXI J1659โˆ’152, a bright Galactic X-ray binary transient with a likely black hole accretor, by Swift over a 27 day period after its initial outburst detection. MAXI J1659โˆ’152 was discovered almost simultaneously by Swift and the Monitor of All-sky โ€ฆ