Swift/XRT detects a new accretion outburst of the Galactic center neutron star transient GRS 1741-2853

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Authors
  • J.A. Kennea
Publication date 2017
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 10859
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract Daily Swift/XRT monitoring observations of the Galactic center (Degenaar et al. 2015) have picked up renewed activity of the transient neutron star low-mass X-ray binary and thermonuclear X-ray burster GRS 1741-2853, which is located 10 arcmin NW of Sgr A*. During a 1 ks PC-mode observation performed on 2017 October 11 the source is detected at a net count rate of 0.015 counts/s and it has been steadily brightening since, indicating the onset of a new accretion outburst.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=10859
Other links http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ATel10859....1D
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