[X-ray-star:751] VY Ari

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MAXI detects a possible X-ray flare from VY Ari.

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MAXI transient alert
2020-02-20 15:30:35 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  8899896452

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 42.180,  31.120)
Galac.: (150.586, -25.373)
Eclip.: ( 49.124,  14.213)

[Triggered Criteria]

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1266247768
UT    : 2020/02/20 15:30:35
on    : 3s (S-band)
sigma : 2.5

[Observed flux]
S :     47 +-    19 mCrab
L :     39 +-    18 mCrab
M :     82 +-    35 mCrab
H :    125 +-   106 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.01     -4.3 ( 42.18,  31.12)  VY Ari
3.36      8.4 ( 38.58,  32.51)  NGC 973
4.38      7.8 ( 37.06,  31.31)  NGC 931

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (333.215, -11.058)
Moon:  (299.979, -22.415)
age: 26.46 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(11.66N, 2.02W)


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 http://maxi.riken.jp/alert/novae/8899896452/8899896452.htm

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