NuSTAR Observation of GX 339-4 in the early stages of its 2017 outburst
Abstract
GX 339-4 is a transient binary black hole system with recurrent outbursts every 2-3 years, with the last full outburst observed during 2014-2016. A new outburst has been reported after a brightening observed in the optical on September 2017 (ATel #10797), as well as detections in X-rays with Swift (ATel #10798), and in radio with ATCA (ATel # 10808).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- October 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017ATel10825....1G
- Keywords:
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- Binary;
- Black Hole