[X-ray-star:59] PSR J1846-0258 or AX J1844.8-0258

[maxiweb]

An unresolved source is brightening since yesterday. Currently, 30-50
mCrab. (H. Negoro)

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MAXI transient alert
2011-04-18 00:00:00 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  5669824980

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: (281.580,  -3.000)
Galac.: ( 29.685,  -0.239)
Eclip.: (282.313,  19.946)

[Triggered Criteria]

[Highest Significance]
DPTC :  987120015
UT   :  2011/04/18 00:00:00
on   :  4d (L+M-band)

[Observed flux]
L :     20.0 mCrab (   22.0)
M :     72.0 mCrab (   78.0)
H :    158.0 mCrab (  335.0)
( ): background flux

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.03  unknown (281.60,  -2.97)  PSR J1846-0258,AX J1846.4-0258
0.36  unknown (281.22,  -2.93)  AX J1844.8-0258,AX J1845-0258
0.85  unknown (281.91,  -3.79)  V1723 Aql
1.00  unknown (280.90,  -3.73)  Swift J1843.5-0343
2.30  unknown (280.33,  -4.94)  1E 1841-045,PSR J1841-0456,Kes 73
2.32  unknown (283.87,  -2.62)  XTE J1855-026
2.33  unknown (283.88,  -2.60)  XTE J1855-026
2.50  unknown (282.23,  -0.58)  V603 Aql
2.91  unknown (280.25,  -5.60)  AX J1841.0-0536
3.90  unknown (281.41,   0.89)  GS 1843+00,b 336
4.48  unknown (279.46,  -6.95)  PSR J1838-0655
4.66  unknown (280.94,  -7.61)  V496 Sct

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (25.501, 10.577)
Moon:  (202.322, -14.034)
age: 14.65 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(11.46S, 93.31E)


We will report more detailed information on this event to ATel and/or GCN.

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