[X-ray-star:327] VY Ari

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MAXI/GSC detected a possible flare from VY Ari. (Serino)

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MAXI transient alert
2014-12-08 00:45:12 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  6999035051

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 42.134,  31.254)
Galac.: (150.477, -25.274)
Eclip.: ( 49.127,  14.353)

[Triggered Criteria]
S  :  10s, 30s, 1scan, 4orb
M  :  10s, 30s, 1scan, 4orb

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1102034724
UT    : 2014/12/08 00:45:12
on    : 10s (Med-band)
sigma : 1.4

[Observed flux]
S :     23 +-    11 mCrab
L :     36 +-    14 mCrab
M :     29 +-    20 mCrab
H :    132 +-    99 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.14      8.9 ( 42.18,  31.12)  VY Ari
3.26     -1.0 ( 38.58,  32.51)  NGC 973
4.34      6.9 ( 37.06,  31.31)  NGC 931

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (254.399, -22.671)
Moon:  (93.777, 18.462)
age: 15.80 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(1.31S, 131.44W)


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