[X-ray-star:609] Algol

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An X-ray flare from Algol (H. Kawai).

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MAXI transient alert
2018-07-04 04:20:45 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  8303891807

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 47.042,  40.956)
Galac.: (148.984, -14.892)
Eclip.: ( 56.168,  22.429)

[Triggered Criteria]

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1214713233
UT    : 2018/07/04 04:20:45
on    : 3s (S-band)
sigma : 8.5

[Observed flux]
S :    119 +-    14 mCrab
L :    121 +-    18 mCrab
M :    136 +-    24 mCrab
H :     72 +-    90 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.00     -1.2 ( 47.04,  40.96)  Algol,Beta Per
2.26     45.5 ( 49.95,  41.51)  Perseus Cluster,NGC 1275
2.64  unknown ( 43.63,  41.59)  AWM 7,4U 0253+41
3.80  unknown ( 45.21,  44.50)  CIZA J0300.7+4427

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (102.957, 22.911)
Moon:  (349.578, -8.268)
age: 20.61 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(19.82N, 36.71W)


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