[X-ray-star:767] GRO J1008-57

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MAXI/GSC detected a further brigthening of Be/X-ray binary pulsar GRO
J1008-57 (M.Nakajima).

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MAXI transient alert
2020-05-17 13:15:45 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  8986425673

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: (153.099, -58.925)
Galac.: (283.647,  -2.146)
Eclip.: (195.358, -61.487)

[Triggered Criteria]
S  :  4d
M  :  1d, 4d

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1273756467
UT    : 2020/05/17 13:15:45
on    : 4d (S-band)
sigma : 5.7

[Observed flux]
S :    113 +-    20 mCrab
L :     84 +-    24 mCrab
M :    199 +-    38 mCrab
H :    114 +-   108 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.72    134.5 (152.44, -58.29)  GRO J1008-57,SAXWFC J1009.7-5817.6
3.96  unknown (159.40, -56.80)  4U 1036-56,RX J1037.5-5647
4.23      8.1 (161.26, -59.69)  Eta Car
4.89  unknown (162.54, -59.89)  1E 1048.1-5937,2E 1048.1-5937

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (54.515, 19.450)
Moon:  (1.644, -4.953)
age: 24.77 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(32.76S, 83.88W)


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