[X-ray-star:199] Algol

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A X-ray long flare from Algol

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MAXI transient alert
2012-12-17 07:50:02 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  6278280697

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 46.685,  41.088)
Galac.: (148.674, -14.917)
Eclip.: ( 55.931,  22.634)

[Triggered Criteria]
S:  4orb
M  :  4orb

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1039765813
UT    : 2012/12/17 07:50:02
on    : 4orb (S-band)
sigma : 4.1

[Observed flux]
S :     41 +-    10 mCrab
L :     58 +-    15 mCrab
M :     62 +-    17 mCrab
H :    132 +-    71 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.30      8.7 ( 47.04,  40.96)  Algol,Beta Per
2.34     21.8 ( 43.63,  41.59)  AWM 7,4U 0253+41
2.49     38.9 ( 49.95,  41.51)  Perseus Cluster,NGC 1275
3.58  unknown ( 45.21,  44.50)  CIZA J0300.7+4427

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (265.209, -23.373)
Moon:  (320.790, -9.856)
age: 3.83 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(16.69N, 101.66E)


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