[X-ray-star:636] Brightening of A 0535+262

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Brightening of A 0535+262 (K. Morita)          
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MAXI transient alert
2018-09-24 03:22:41 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  8385125857

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 84.382,  26.166)
Galac.: (181.412,  -2.976)
Eclip.: ( 84.953,   2.825)

[Triggered Criteria]
S  :  4d
M  :  4d

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1221794544
UT    : 2018/09/24 03:22:41
on    : 4d (S-band)
sigma : 1.7

[Observed flux]
S :     31 +-    18 mCrab
L :     26 +-    17 mCrab
M :     42 +-    33 mCrab
H :     75 +-   113 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.34      6.2 ( 84.73,  26.32)  A 0535+262,V725 Tau
3.36  unknown ( 81.34,  24.23)  1RXS J052523.2+241331
4.21    923.7 ( 83.63,  22.01)  Crab,M 1
4.85  unknown ( 88.98,  28.79)  4U 0548+29

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (180.721, -0.313)
Moon:  (351.786, -7.484)
age: 13.98 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(8.29N, 5.39E)


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

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