Possible outburst in neutron star LMXB SAX J1806.5-2215

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Feb 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011atel.3193....1a&link_type=abstract

The Astronomer's Telegram, #3193

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Infra-Red, Optical, X-Ray, Binary, Star, Transient, Pulsar

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While scanning the galactic bulge region on February 22, 2011, RXTE detected what appears to be the first outburst of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) SAX J1806.5-2215 in (at least) the last 10 years: http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/craigm/galscan/html/SAXJ1806.5-2215.html On February 24, 2011, RXTE performed a ~3ksec pointed observation. A source is clearly detected at ~8 mCrab (2-16 keV).

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