MAXI J1621-501 distance inferred from type-I X-ray bursts detected by JEM-X
Abstract
During INTEGRAL observation of the Norma Region (revolution 1915) on February 3rd, 2018, a thermonuclear X-ray burst was detected by the JEM-X instruments at 21:51:08 UTC with a rise time of about 2s and a decay time of almost 40s as measured between 3-25 keV. The position of the burst (RA=245.09, Dec=-50.03; 2 arcmin error radius) on the JEM-X image is consistent with MAXI J1621-501 (ATel #10869, #10874), which has already been recorded as an X-ray burster (ATel #11067).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- February 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018ATel11272....1C
- Keywords:
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- Neutron Star;
- Transient