In search of the η_c

We argue that the X(2.88) detected in π^-p → γγ + n at 40 GeV/c cannot be the η_c. We discuss the possibility that a qq̄cc̄ state is produced there, probably the same state discovered in radiative decay of the J/ψ. Only at much higher energies is the η_c expected to dominate over qq̄cc̄ in the π^-p interaction. We also discuss coherent photoproduction and find that four quark state production would dominate over η_c.