[X-ray-star:452] GX 301-2

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Brightening of GX 301-2 (R. Shomura)

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MAXI transient alert
2016-06-15 05:44:49 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  7554174661

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: (187.203, -62.861)
Galac.: (300.361,  -0.107)
Eclip.: (221.929, -52.534)

[Triggered Criteria]
S  :  4d
H  :  30s, 1scan, 1d, 4d
M  :  4d

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1150004685
UT    : 2016/06/15 05:44:49
on    : 4d (S-band)
sigma : 4.2

[Observed flux]
S :     38 +-     9 mCrab
L :     -3 +-     8 mCrab
M :     73 +-    17 mCrab
H :    663 +-    95 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.27     54.0 (186.66, -62.77)  GX 301-2,BP Cru
0.92  unknown (187.83, -63.74)  Coal Sack
1.61  unknown (190.71, -63.06)  HD110432
2.58     41.0 (183.45, -64.84)  4U 1210-64,SWIFT J1213.2-6458
3.87     -1.4 (195.50, -63.96)  IGR J13020-6359
3.93      1.6 (195.70, -63.84)  PSR B1259-63
3.98     11.8 (195.32, -61.60)  GX 304-1
4.54      6.8 (192.41, -59.09)  1A 1246-588,1RXS J124938.0-590525
4.75      7.4 (177.00, -62.21)  H 1145-619,V801 Cen
4.87     33.5 (176.87, -61.95)  1E 1145.1-6141,3A 1145-616,V830 Cen

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (83.834, 23.325)
Moon:  (205.318, -7.058)
age: 9.93 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(18.56N, 117.81W)


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