[X-ray-star:196] GRO J1008-57

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GRO J1008-57 exhibited an unexpected flare on 2012-11-09.

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MAXI transient alert
2012-11-09 04:08:28 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  6240125417

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: (151.949, -58.069)
Galac.: (282.662,  -1.793)
Eclip.: (193.190, -61.353)

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

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1036469321
UT    : 2012/11/09 04:08:28
on    : 4d (S-band)
sigma : 4.9

[Observed flux]
S :     69 +-    14 mCrab
L :     23 +-    15 mCrab
M :    126 +-    27 mCrab
H :    185 +-    91 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.34     62.2 (152.44, -58.29)  GRO J1008-57,SAXWFC J1009.7-5817.6
4.20  unknown (159.40, -56.80)  4U 1036-56,RX J1037.5-5647

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (224.519, -16.914)
Moon:  (162.268, 2.051)
age: 24.74 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(32.73S, 138.99W)


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