[X-ray-star:608] A new outburst probably from XTE J1946+274

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A new outburst probably from XTE J1946+274 is detected (H. Negoro).

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MAXI transient alert
2018-06-29 10:04:34 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  8298323980

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: (296.257,  26.720)
Galac.: ( 62.584,   1.189)
Eclip.: (305.397,  46.984)

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

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1214301863
UT    : 2018/06/29 10:04:34
on    : 4orb (S-band)
sigma : 0.5

[Observed flux]
S :      7 +-    15 mCrab
L :     19 +-    13 mCrab
M :     -1 +-    28 mCrab
H :    241 +-   126 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.65      4.5 (296.42,  27.36)  XTE J1946+274,SAXWFC J1945.7+2721.4
1.01  unknown (295.55,  25.93)  1RXS J194211.9+255552
2.32  unknown (298.79,  26.24)  Swift J195509.6+261406
3.63      8.5 (297.40,  30.21)  KS 1947+300,b 367
4.27      2.4 (300.71,  25.24)  GS 2000+251

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (98.036, 23.240)
Moon:  (292.069, -20.502)
age: 15.85 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(9.16N, 103.49W)


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