Swift/BAT reports a flaring state of PKS 0405-385
Abstract
As part of its hard X-ray transient monitor program, the Burst Alert Telescope on Swift has detected a brightening of the rapidly variable radio quasar PKS 0405-385. The source first became detectable on 4-Nov-2009 (MJD 55139) and has remained at roughly the same daily average brightness for the past three days. On 6-Nov-2009, the source was at 0.0031 ± 0.0012 counts/s/cm2, corresponding to ~14 mCrab in the 15-50 keV band.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- November 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009ATel.2284....1K
- Keywords:
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- X-ray;
- AGN;
- Quasars