TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 26657 SUBJECT: LIGO/Virgo S200105ae: Further study ongoing for GW compact binary merger candidate DATE: 20/01/07 19:24:07 GMT FROM: Peter Shawhan at U of Maryland/LSC The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration report: Parameter estimation to determine the probability of a remnant is ongoing. Preliminary human vetting of this candidate indicates a chirp structure in the L1 time-frequency plane with no indication of contamination by instrumental artifacts. We will send another Circular within 24 hours with any updated information that is available.