Bright apastron outburst of GRO J1008-57
Abstract
GRO J1008-57 is rising again steeply in brightness. Daily averaged flux levels were ~200mCrab (~0.7 counts/sec/cm^2, 2-20 keV) in MAXI and ~400 mCrab (~0.086 count/cm^2/s) in the Swift BAT band at the time of writing.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- January 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015ATel.6917....1K
- Keywords:
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- Binary;
- Transient