Algol

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An X-ray flare from Algol (T.Kawase).

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MAXI transient alert
2017-04-21 16:51:44 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  7864580954

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 47.003,  40.746)
Galac.: (149.070, -15.087)
Eclip.: ( 56.070,  22.237)

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

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1176828678
UT    : 2017/04/21 16:51:44
on    : 4orb (S-band)
sigma : 6.2

[Observed flux]
S :     99 +-    16 mCrab
L :     94 +-    20 mCrab
M :    140 +-    29 mCrab
H :    -16 +-    94 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.21      0.0 ( 47.04,  40.96)  Algol,Beta Per
2.35     45.8 ( 49.95,  41.51)  Perseus Cluster,NGC 1275
2.67  unknown ( 43.63,  41.59)  AWM 7,4U 0253+41
3.98  unknown ( 45.21,  44.50)  CIZA J0300.7+4427

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (29.381, 12.012)
Moon:  (330.252, -11.844)
age: 25.09 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(1.58N, 141.76W)


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