Transient X-ray burster KS 1741-293 active again

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Authors
  • S. Brandt
  • J. Chenevez
  • T. Courvoisier
  • M. Del Santo
  • A. Domingo
  • K. Ebisawa
  • P. Jonker
  • P. Kretschmar
  • C. Markwardt
  • T. Oosterbroek
  • A. Paizis
  • K. Pottschmidt
  • C. Sanchez-Fernandez
  • R. Wijnands
Publication date 2013
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 4840
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract The transient X-ray burster KS 1741-293 (e.g., ATel #1531, #2465, #3632, #3646) has become active again. During observations as part of the INTEGRAL Galactic bulge monitoring program (see ATel #438) on (UT) 22 February 2013 15:22-19:04 and 24 February 07:04-10:45, the source brightened from 16+/-2 to 22+/-2 mCrab and 13+/-2 to 17+/-2 mCrab in the IBIS/ISGRI 18-40 and 40-100 keV bands, respectively.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4840
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