[X-ray-star:566] NGC 6440

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A new outburst from NGC 6440 was detected (H. Negoro). 

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MAXI transient alert
2018-01-08 00:48:00 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  8126849998

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: (267.223, -20.362)
Galac.: (  7.734,   3.788)
Eclip.: (267.393,   3.052)

[Triggered Criteria]

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1199407680
UT    : 2018/01/08 00:48:00
on    : 4orb (S-band)
sigma : -2.7

[Observed flux]
S :    -40 +-    15 mCrab
L :    -40 +-    19 mCrab
M :    -46 +-    27 mCrab
H :    -94 +-    85 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.00     -0.7 (267.22, -20.36)  NGC 6440,4U 1745-203,H 1745-203
0.57  unknown (267.81, -20.20)  1RXS J175113.3-201214
0.94  unknown (266.27, -20.06)  V5582 Sgr
1.12  unknown (267.60, -21.42)  EXO 1747-214
2.13      2.9 (268.06, -22.34)  XTE J1752-223
2.47  unknown (269.66, -21.33)  IGR J17586-2129
2.51  unknown (264.92, -21.66)  V2673 Oph
2.97    519.8 (270.38, -20.53)  GX 9+1,1RXS J180132.3-203132
3.03      4.2 (269.94, -22.02)  XTE J1759-220,KRL2007b 297
3.23      5.6 (270.67, -20.29)  IGR J18027-2017
3.24  unknown (266.94, -23.59)  V5587 Sgr
3.62      4.2 (268.38, -23.82)  SAX J1753.5-2349
3.82  unknown (270.25, -22.95)  SGR 1801-23,SGR1801-23
3.90      3.4 (271.38, -20.52)  SAX J1805.5-2031
4.42  unknown (262.65, -21.48)  Kepler SNR
4.51  unknown (271.62, -22.25)  SAX J1806.5-2215
4.53      7.7 (267.23, -24.89)  Terzan 5,EXO 1745-248
4.63  unknown (272.16, -20.41)  SGR 1806-20
4.96  unknown (272.46, -19.73)  AXP J1810-197,XTE J1810-197

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (288.892, -22.309)
Moon:  (187.738, 1.132)
age: 20.64 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(28.25N, 2.79E)


We will report more detailed information on this event to ATel and/or GCN.

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