Swift/XRT localization of the neutron star X-ray transient SAX J1806.5-2215

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Publication date 02-03-2011
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 3202
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  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract Following reports of renewed activity of the transient neutron star low-mass X-ray binary SAX J1806.5-2215 (ATel #3193), we obtained a ~1 ks Swift/XRT pointing of the source field on 2011 March 1. The observation was carried out in the PC mode and reveals one relatively bright X-ray source within the XRT field of view. For this object, we find an astrometrically corrected X-ray position (using the method described by Evans et al.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=3202
Other links https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ATel.3202....1D/abstract
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