MAXI/GSC detection of renewed activity of the short X-ray transient MAXI J1957+032
Abstract
At 08:19 UT on 2016 September 29, the MAXI/GSC nova-alert system triggered on a faint X-ray source positionally consistent with MAXI J1957+032. MAXI/GSC data show that the 4-10 keV X-ray flux started to increase around the beginning of Sep. 29, and the flux averaged over 4 scan transits from 00:36 to 05:14 on the same day was 0.039 +/- 0.012 photons/s/cm2 (~ 33 mCrab).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- September 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016ATel.9565....1N
- Keywords:
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- Transient