[X-ray-star:403] A possible superburst from Swift J1706.6-6146

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The burst turned out to be a superburst (H. Negoro).

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MAXI transient alert
2015-11-03 10:30:24 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  7329379801

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: (257.153, -61.992)
Galac.: (328.650, -12.793)
Eclip.: (262.290, -38.896)

[Triggered Criteria]
S  :  1s, 3s, 10s, 30s, 1scan, 4orb
H  :  10s, 30s, 1scan
M  :  1s, 3s, 10s, 30s, 1scan, 4orb
L  :  1s, 3s, 10s, 30s, 1scan, 4orb

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1130581835
UT    : 2015/11/03 10:30:24
on    : 4orb (S-band)
sigma : 27.2

[Observed flux]
S :   1820 +-    67 mCrab
L :   1286 +-    80 mCrab
M :   2890 +-   120 mCrab
H :    839 +-   150 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.32      0.9 (256.69, -61.76)  Swift J1706.6-6146
1.28     -2.2 (259.25, -62.82)  NGC 6300
3.39  unknown (253.19, -59.22)  NGC 6221
4.15      3.6 (249.57, -64.35)  TrA Cluster,1RXS J163818.3-642107

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (218.045, -14.964)
Moon:  (130.882, 13.987)
age: 21.37 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(25.90N, 66.53E)


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