Swift/XRT discovers a new X-ray transient near the Galactic center: Swift J174535.5-285921

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Publication date 05-07-2011
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 3472
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  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract Monitoring observations of the Galactic center performed with Swift's X-ray Telescope (XRT) reveal a transient X-ray source located ~1.3' NE of Sgr A*. This object is clearly detected during a 1.0-ks photon counting (PC) mode observation obtained on 2011 July 3, but not in the proceeding 1.0-ks observation performed on 2011 June 30, nor in any previous XRT observations of this region carried out between 2006 and 2011 (Degenaar & Wijnands 2009, A&A 495, 547; 2010, A&A 524, 69).
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=3472
Other links https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ATel.3472....1D/abstract
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