[X-ray-star:640] flare from Algol

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An X-ray flare from Algol. (W.Iwakiri)

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MAXI transient alert
2018-09-30 09:02:57 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  8391893766

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

[Triggered Criteria]

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1222333360
UT    : 2018/09/30 09:02:57
on    : 3s (S-band)
sigma : 3.4

[Observed flux]
S :     71 +-    21 mCrab
L :     91 +-    27 mCrab
M :     84 +-    37 mCrab
H :     69 +-   132 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.00     -4.0 ( 47.04,  40.96)  Algol,Beta Per
2.26     46.1 ( 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 :  (186.337, -2.741)
Moon:  (69.830, 18.074)
age: 20.21 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(19.36N, 126.43W)


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