VVV near-IR observations of the X-ray transient Swift J174038.1-273712
Abstract
Following the discovery of the new X-ray transient Swift J174038.1-273712 by Bahramian et al. (2021, ATel #14536) and later observations by Sanna et al. (2021, ATel #14545), Sandoval et al. (2021, ATel #14550) and Sguera et al. (2021, ATel #14552), we explored archival near-IR (NIR) images from the VVV Survey (vvvsurvey.org; Minniti et al. 2010, New Astron., 15, 433) of the Galactic bulge within the area containing the reported object.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- May 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021ATel14626....1F
- Keywords:
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- Transient