[X-ray-star:328] X-ray burst from 4U 1608-52

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A very bright X-ray burst from  4U 1608-52 (H. Negoro).

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MAXI transient alert
2014-12-08 02:13:08 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  6999875195

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: (243.180, -52.420)
Galac.: (330.934,  -0.857)
Eclip.: (251.335, -30.705)

[Triggered Criteria]

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1102040000
UT    : 2014/12/08 02:13:08
on    : 30s (S-band)
sigma : 22.6

[Observed flux]
S :   1016 +-    45 mCrab
L :    484 +-    45 mCrab
M :   1683 +-    83 mCrab
H :   2580 +-   216 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.00     41.7 (243.18, -52.42)  4U 1608-52,H 1608-522,QX Nor
1.54  unknown (245.19, -51.51)  IGR J16207-5129
2.18      0.8 (246.65, -51.94)  SWIFT J1626.6-5156
2.52  unknown (244.16, -49.98)  IGR J16167-4957
2.88  unknown (244.88, -49.74)  IGR J16195-4945,AX J1619.4-4945
2.98  unknown (239.45, -54.41)  H 1553-542,2S 1553-542
3.76     26.5 (237.72, -54.31)  1E 1547.0-5408
4.03     53.6 (247.01, -49.20)  4U 1624-490,1RXS J162804.7-491150
4.17  unknown (249.31, -50.72)  IGR J16374-5043
4.44     17.2 (250.23, -53.75)  H 1636-536,V801 Ara
4.50  unknown (247.04, -48.65)  IGR J16283-4838
4.59  unknown (249.26, -49.86)  XTE J1637-498
4.62     11.5 (235.60, -52.39)  4U 1538-52,QV Nor
4.72  unknown (247.97, -48.81)  IGR J16318-4848

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (254.466, -22.677)
Moon:  (94.591, 18.424)
age: 15.87 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(15.76S, 165.66W)


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