Swift J174540.2-290005.3: Detection of a faint transient near Sgr A*

Details Swift J174540.2-290005.3: Detection of a faint transient near Sgr A* Swift J174540.2-290005.3: Detection of a faint transient near Sgr A*

Oct 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006atel..920....1k&link_type=abstract

The Astronomer's Telegram, #920

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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X-Ray, Transients

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Swift/XRT monitoring of the Galactic Center region has detected a faint transient source, Swift J174540.2-290005.3, close to Sgr A*. The source is detected in observations starting on Oct 20th, 2006, and is observed to peak at a flux of 5x10-12 erg/s/cm2 (0.5-10 keV) on Oct 22nd, 2006. Observations of archival data have shown no XRT detection of this source prior to Oct 20th.

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