MAXI/GSC detection of Swift J1727.8-1613 (GRB 230824A)
Abstract
The MAXI/GSC has detected the hard X-ray transient Swift J1727.8-1613 (GRB 230824A: GCN #34536, #34537) since the scan transit at 10:20 on 2023 August 24. The source flux is increasing rapidly, reaching more than 2 Crab at 10-20 keV at 21:10 and 22:44, which supports the possibility that the source is a Galactic transient, not a GRB (GCN #23540). The hard and rapid variations suggest that the source is a V404 Cyg like object. Followup observations are highly encouraged. We cross-post this report to the ATel and the GCN.
- Publication:
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GRB Coordinates Network
- Pub Date:
- August 2023
- Bibcode:
- 2023GCN.34544....1N