Algol

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An X-ray flare from Algol (R.Sasaki).

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MAXI transient alert
2017-05-11 05:07:08 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  7884180697

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 46.758,  41.358)
Galac.: (148.580, -14.657)
Eclip.: ( 56.074,  22.876)

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

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1178514445
UT    : 2017/05/11 05:07:08
on    : 30s (S-band)
sigma : 5.2

[Observed flux]
S :    141 +-    27 mCrab
L :    117 +-    36 mCrab
M :    202 +-    47 mCrab
H :     56 +-   124 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.45      0.0 ( 47.04,  40.96)  Algol,Beta Per
2.35  unknown ( 43.63,  41.59)  AWM 7,4U 0253+41
2.40     45.8 ( 49.95,  41.51)  Perseus Cluster,NGC 1275
3.35  unknown ( 45.21,  44.50)  CIZA J0300.7+4427

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (48.036, 17.873)
Moon:  (232.737, -13.909)
age: 15.07 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(25.46N, 74.51E)


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