Swift/XRT detection of another active X-ray transient close to Sgr A*

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Authors
  • J.A. Kennea
  • G. Ponti
  • D. Haggard
  • N. Gehrels
Publication date 02-06-2016
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 9109
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract Daily monitoring observations of the Galactic center performed with the Swift/XRT (Degenaar et al. 2015) have revealed activity of a new X-ray transient located ~10" South of Sgr A*. This object is clearly detected during three consecutive ~0.9 ks PC mode observations performed on 2016 May 28 and 30, and June 1. The 0.3-10 keV count rate has risen from ~2E-2 to ~0.1 counts/s between those observations.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=9109
Other links https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016ATel.9109....1D/abstract
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