<i>SWIFT</i>OBSERVATIONS OF MAXI J1659โ152: A COMPACT BINARY WITH A BLACK HOLE ACCRETOR
<i>SWIFT</i>OBSERVATIONS OF MAXI J1659โ152: A COMPACT BINARY WITH A BLACK HOLE ACCRETOR
We report on the detection and follow-up high-cadence monitoring observations of MAXI J1659โ152, 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 J1659โ152 was discovered almost simultaneously by Swift and the Monitor of All-sky โฆ