[X-ray-star:800] VY Ari

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VY Ari is flaring (H. Negoro).

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MAXI transient alert
2021-01-31 05:56:22 UT
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[Ground Trigger ID]
ID          :  9245185306

[Count Weighted Position]
RA,Dec: ( 41.549,  31.092)
Galac.: (150.075, -25.656)
Eclip.: ( 48.584,  14.352)

[Triggered Criteria]
S  :  10s, 30s, 1scan
L  :  30s, 1scan

[Highest Significance]
DPTC  : 1296107798
UT    : 2021/01/31 05:56:22
on    : 1scan (Low-band)
sigma : 4.1

[Observed flux]
S :     62 +-    12 mCrab
L :     58 +-    14 mCrab
M :     87 +-    21 mCrab
H :    120 +-    88 mCrab

nearby(r<5deg) object
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dist  flux  (RA, Dec)        name
[deg][mCrab]  [deg]
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0.54      3.8 ( 42.18,  31.12)  VY Ari
2.89     -3.9 ( 38.58,  32.51)  NGC 973
3.85     -2.3 ( 37.06,  31.31)  NGC 931

[Sun/Moon (RA, Dec)]
Sun :  (313.749, -17.395)
Moon:  (165.749, 11.588)
age: 17.70 day

[Latitude/Longitude]
(11.44N, 89.52E)


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