[X-ray-star:337] Flaring activity from LMC X-4

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A possible X-ray flaring activity from LMC X-4 (Y. E. Nakagawa).

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MAXI transient alert
2014-12-28 12:46:53 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  7019437956

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 82.544, -66.334)
Galac.: (276.327, -32.798)
Eclip.: (  0.927, -87.014)

[Triggered Criteria]
S  :  30s, 1scan
H  :  1d
M  :  30s, 1scan

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1103806024
UT    : 2014/12/28 12:46:53
on    : 1d (High-band)
sigma : 2.4

[Observed flux]
S :     76 +-    15 mCrab
L :     77 +-    19 mCrab
M :    122 +-    27 mCrab
H :    238 +-   100 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.24  unknown ( 82.81, -66.12)  RX J0531.2-6607
0.27      4.7 ( 83.21, -66.37)  LMC X-4,HDE 269743
0.58  unknown ( 82.67, -66.91)  Swift J053041.9-665426
0.76  unknown ( 83.92, -66.86)  A 0535-66,RBS 666
0.77  unknown ( 82.87, -67.09)  Nova LMC 2009-2
0.90  unknown ( 82.19, -65.45)  HD36705,AB Dor
1.10  unknown ( 85.17, -66.67)  Nova LMC 2009-1
2.37  unknown ( 85.39, -68.43)  XMMU J054134.7-682550
2.43     18.5 ( 84.73, -64.08)  LMC X-3,RBS 674
2.71     -7.6 ( 87.53, -68.25)  Swift J0549.7-6812
2.89  unknown ( 85.36, -69.02)  IGR J05414-6858
2.93  unknown ( 84.45, -69.17)  PSR J0537-6910
3.32      2.2 ( 80.13, -69.53)  RX J0520.5-6932
3.52     17.0 ( 84.91, -69.74)  LMC X-1,NGC 2078

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (277.072, -23.286)
Moon:  (2.692, 2.306)
age: 6.78 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(10.69N, 98.47E)


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