[X-ray-star:224] LMC X-2

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A weak brightening of LMC X-2 (M.Nakajima)

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MAXI transient alert
2013-05-23 10:56:19 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  6435387961

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 79.619, -72.154)
Galac.: (283.359, -32.799)
Eclip.: (298.415, -83.336)

[Triggered Criteria]
S:  1d
M  :  1d

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1053341795
UT    : 2013/05/23 10:56:19
on    : 1d (S-band)
sigma : 1.3

[Observed flux]
S :      8 +-     6 mCrab
L :     20 +-    10 mCrab
M :      4 +-    11 mCrab
H :     57 +-    54 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.25     18.9 ( 80.12, -71.96)  LMC X-2,RBS 640
2.96     29.7 ( 84.91, -69.74)  LMC X-1,NGC 2078
3.38  unknown ( 84.45, -69.17)  PSR J0537-6910
3.66  unknown ( 85.36, -69.02)  IGR J05414-6858
3.72  unknown ( 74.06, -75.54)  ESO 033- G 002
4.20  unknown ( 85.39, -68.43)  XMMU J054134.7-682550
4.60  unknown ( 94.62, -72.05)  AO Men

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (60.216, 20.626)
Moon:  (215.633, -14.982)
age: 13.31 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(11.35N, 3.44W)


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