RXTE Galactic Center Observation

Observation Date:1999-08-12
Mission Day:2049n
Modified Julian Day: 51402.570
Mission times: 177082881.00- 177092343.00
Scan type:regular

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PCA Reconstructed model on 1999-08-12 (click a source)

1E1740.7-2942 (265.96,-29.75) 1E1743.1-2843 (266.58,-28.72) 2E1746.7-3225 (267.51,-32.43) 2S1742-294 (266.52,-29.52) 2S1803-245 (271.71,-24.59) 4U 1728-34 (262.99,-33.83) 4U 1820-30 (275.93,-30.37) A1744-361 (267.08,-36.12) AX J1749.1-2639 (267.30,-26.65) EXO 1722-363 (261.48,-36.41) EXO 1742-326 (266.37,-32.69) EXO 1745-248 (267.02,-24.78) GCRT J1745-3009 (266.27,-30.16) GCRT J1746-2757 (266.54,-27.95) GRS 1734-292 (264.35,-29.18) GRS 1747-312 (267.69,-31.29) GRS 1758-258 (270.30,-25.74) GS 1826-238 (277.36,-23.79) GX 1+4 (263.01,-24.75) GX 3+1 (266.98,-26.56) GX 5-1 (270.28,-25.08) H1743-322 (266.57,-32.24) IGR J17191-2821 (259.77,-28.35) IGR J17331-2406 (263.28,-24.11) IGR J17375-3022 (264.39,-30.38) IGR J17497-2821 (267.40,-28.36) IGR J17511-3057 (267.79,-30.96) IGR J17586-2129 (269.64,-21.39) K1724-356 (261.91,-35.73) KS 1731-260 (263.55,-26.09) KS 1732-273 (264.00,-27.44) KS 1741-293 (266.20,-29.35) MXB 1730-33 (263.35,-33.39) NGC 6440 (267.22,-20.36) OPH CLU (258.16,-23.39) R 1832-330 (278.93,-32.99) RXS J172006.1 (260.03,-31.28) RXS J172525.5 (261.36,-32.95) RXS J173251.1 (263.21,-34.79) RXS J175428.3 (268.62,-26.34) RXS J180326.2 (270.84,-25.27) RXS J180824.5 (272.10,-23.15) SAXJ1747.0-2853 (266.79,-28.88) SAXJ1750.8-2900 (267.60,-29.03) SAXJ1753.5-2349 (268.39,-23.82) SAXJ1806.5-2215 (271.64,-22.25) SAXJ1808.4-3658 (272.12,-36.98) SAXJ1808.4-365P (271.12,-35.50) SAXJ1810.8-2609 (272.69,-26.15) SGR 1806-20 (272.16,-20.41) SGR A (266.40,-29.00) SLX 1735-269 (264.56,-27.00) SLX 1737-282 (265.24,-28.31) SLX 1744-300 (266.86,-30.04) SLX 1746-331 (267.46,-33.20) SW J1729.9-3437 (262.54,-34.61) TERZAN 2 (261.89,-30.80) WGAJ1715.3-2635 (258.84,-26.60) XTE J1710-281 (257.55,-28.12) XTE J1710-281P (258.55,-28.91) XTE J1719-291 (259.89,-29.06) XTE J1719-356 (259.97,-35.68) XTE J1720-318 (260.00,-31.75) XTE J1723-376 (260.90,-37.65) XTE J1726-283 (261.66,-28.30) XTE J1728-295 (262.16,-29.52) XTE J1734-234 (263.53,-23.36) XTE J1737-376 (264.50,-37.77) XTE J1739-285 (264.98,-28.48) XTE J1739-302 (264.75,-30.27) XTE J1743-363 (265.74,-36.33) XTE J1744-230 (266.04,-23.12) XTE J1747-274 (266.91,-27.44) XTE J1748-288 (267.02,-28.47) XTE J1751-305 (267.81,-30.62) XTE J1752-223 (268.04,-22.32) XTE J1752-280 (268.20,-28.00) XTE J1755-312 (268.78,-31.16) XTE J1756-342 (269.02,-34.21) XTE J1757-306 (269.41,-30.66) XTE J1759-220 (269.94,-22.03) XTE J1805-295 (271.40,-29.52) XTE J1807-294 (271.74,-29.40) XTE J1810-189 (272.59,-19.07) XTE J1810-197 (272.46,-19.73) XTE J1812-230 (273.20,-23.00) XTE J1814-338 (273.41,-33.77) XTE J1817-330 (274.43,-33.02) XTE J1818-245 (274.61,-24.54) XTE J1819-254 (274.83,-25.41) XTE J1819-254P (273.83,-26.41)

Commentary

Craig Markwardt writes:

Here is a report of the galactic bulge observations, August 12 (day
2049).  The scans were "regular", primarily in a north-south
direction. 

 * No major variability in known sources.

 * A new source at the edge of our scan path, RA=263.5, DEC=-22.0.
   Since it's at the edge of the path, I don't have much position
   information, especially because it appears to be very variable.
   However, we do have a longer exposure (~150 s).

   A nearby transient is 4U 1730-220, a burster, at a distance of 1.2
   deg.  However at that separation, the collimator response is zero
   or nearly zero so it is probably not 4U 1730-220.  There are no ASM
   reports of a bright source in the area.

   Average intensity is about 20 ct/s/5PCU, with some flares to 70ct/s
   (2 - 7 mCrab, 2-13 keV).  

Craig

Known Sources: ASCII table

SourceTime (MJD)RA (2000)DEC (2000)Rate (ct/s/5PCU)Error (ct/s/5PCU)Bkg (ct/s/5PCU)
1E1740.7-2942 51402.602 265.9604 -29.75 242.46 24.73 225.25
1E1743.1-2843 51402.605 266.5792 -28.72 185.89 66.29 148.40
2E1746.7-3225 51402.606 267.5144 -32.43 5.13 7.23 16.78
2S1742-294 51402.604 266.5230 -29.52 218.70 30.48 324.98
2S1803-245 51402.660 271.7090 -24.59 10.72 5.12 14.55
4U_1728-34 51402.587 262.9920 -33.83 1156.22 16.75 29.89
4U_1820-30 51402.664 275.9280 -30.37 3242.16 74.63 3.00
4U_1820-30 51402.667 275.9280 -30.37 3216.61 29.16 3.00
4U_1820-30 51402.671 275.9280 -30.37 3376.32 52.27 3.00
A1744-361 51402.599 267.0800 -36.12 4.48 1.79 15.71
AX_J1749.1-2639 51402.635 267.3000 -26.65 46.80 28.29 1767.47
EXO_1722-363 51402.578 261.4810 -36.41 13.66 6.66 22.81
EXO_1742-326 51402.601 266.3690 -32.69 30.91 6.82 23.02
EXO_1745-248 51402.642 267.0208 -24.78 4.23 2.71 16.38
GCRT_J1745-3009 51402.603 266.2708 -30.16 13.01 12.64 293.21
GCRT_J1746-2757 51402.611 266.5417 -27.95 28.10 12.38 82.04
GRS_1734-292 51402.597 264.3533 -29.18 59.17 5.64 21.04
GRS_1747-312 51402.617 267.6900 -31.29 39.04 11.61 -2.85
GRS_1758-258 51402.653 270.3025 -25.74 201.30 17.22 4038.72
GS_1826-238 51402.677 277.3623 -23.79 337.12 1.28 3.34
GX_1+4 51402.592 263.0090 -24.75 246.08 14.49 8.81
GX_1+4 51402.598 263.0090 -24.75 132.63 12.04 8.81
GX_3+1 51402.607 266.9830 -26.56 2487.71 40.57 61.09
GX_3+1 51402.641 266.9830 -26.56 2458.20 51.71 61.09
GX_5-1 51402.652 270.2840 -25.08 13583.89 58.49 114.14
GX_5-1 51402.657 270.2840 -25.08 14170.69 98.01 114.14
H1743-322 51402.602 266.5700 -32.24 14.70 5.33 32.01
IGR_J17191-2821 51402.579 259.7700 -28.35 3.62 2.91 5.16
IGR_J17331-2406 51402.598 263.2833 -24.11 13.09 3.56 42.89
IGR_J17375-3022 51402.595 264.3946 -30.38 9.31 7.73 31.26
IGR_J17497-2821 51402.626 267.4041 -28.36 7.96 18.45 84.69
IGR_J17511-3057 51402.620 267.7875 -30.96 -44.54 17.21 64.74
IGR_J17586-2129 51402.655 269.6440 -21.39 6.57 3.50 37.06
K1724-356 51402.581 261.9133 -35.73 -3.33 3.25 28.49
KS_1731-260 51402.597 263.5539 -26.09 331.50 8.88 8.89
KS_1732-273 51402.597 263.9958 -27.44 2.04 6.25 47.75
KS_1741-293 51402.603 266.2042 -29.35 133.04 56.24 377.30
MXB_1730-33 51402.588 263.3498 -33.39 -17.02 9.23 518.75
NGC_6440 51402.649 267.2195 -20.36 -22.38 20.55 6.40
OPH_CLU 51402.578 258.1580 -23.39 274.14 2.51 2.95
RXS_J172006.1 51402.576 260.0254 -31.28 15.40 5.10 10.41
RXS_J172525.5 51402.581 261.3563 -32.95 20.75 3.20 15.31
RXS_J173251.1 51402.587 263.2129 -34.79 23.76 4.94 64.48
RXS_J175428.3 51402.646 268.6179 -26.34 0.93 6.38 33.53
RXS_J180326.2 51402.655 270.8417 -25.27 96.49 22.29 5944.62
RXS_J180824.5 51402.662 272.1021 -23.15 9.00 2.13 13.66
R_1832-330 51402.673 278.9317 -32.99 65.96 4.72 2.94
SAXJ1747.0-2853 51402.611 266.7879 -28.88 56.75 35.95 273.16
SAXJ1750.8-2900 51402.623 267.6000 -29.03 26.32 6.74 48.21
SAXJ1753.5-2349 51402.648 268.3917 -23.82 3.07 2.90 16.89
SAXJ1806.5-2215 51402.662 271.6417 -22.25 4.24 0.78 20.60
SAXJ1808.4-3658 51402.645 272.1208 -36.98 -1.41 0.60 2.98
SAXJ1808.4-365P 51402.645 271.1200 -35.50 -2.80 2.36 3.23
SAXJ1810.8-2609 51402.662 272.6850 -26.15 3.95 2.60 8.45
SGR_1806-20 51402.669 272.1642 -20.41 4.42 5.74 29.29
SGR_A 51402.604 266.4000 -29.00 -16.89 81.82 405.35
SLX_1735-269 51402.599 264.5647 -27.00 122.50 6.17 15.40
SLX_1737-282 51402.600 265.2360 -28.31 29.58 16.13 33.82
SLX_1744-300 51402.604 266.8580 -30.04 172.05 14.72 146.97
SLX_1746-331 51402.603 267.4608 -33.20 5.46 4.21 12.33
SW_J1729.9-3437 51402.584 262.5375 -34.61 11.57 7.35 153.48
TERZAN_2 51402.586 261.8880 -30.80 313.04 7.69 13.84
WGAJ1715.3-2635 51402.578 258.8370 -26.60 0.90 2.29 3.21
XTE_J1710-281 51402.571 257.5500 -28.12 58.70 4.07 3.17
XTE_J1710-281P 51402.572 258.5500 -28.91 -0.17 2.74 3.87
XTE_J1719-291 51402.579 259.8890 -29.06 2.63 3.07 6.20
XTE_J1719-356 51402.574 259.9700 -35.68 4.58 2.73 16.52
XTE_J1720-318 51402.576 259.9961 -31.75 3.35 4.80 17.08
XTE_J1723-376 51402.573 260.9000 -37.65 5.01 2.48 15.83
XTE_J1726-283 51402.586 261.6570 -28.30 -0.47 2.73 8.03
XTE_J1728-295 51402.587 262.1570 -29.52 3.70 3.54 12.15
XTE_J1734-234 51402.598 263.5280 -23.36 18.36 1.28 6.66
XTE_J1737-376 51402.588 264.4950 -37.77 -1.20 0.91 7.46
XTE_J1739-285 51402.600 264.9790 -28.48 17.40 15.04 46.62
XTE_J1739-302 51402.596 264.7500 -30.27 6.81 8.05 37.78
XTE_J1743-363 51402.595 265.7415 -36.33 5.14 0.89 7.93
XTE_J1744-230 51402.624 266.0350 -23.12 29.56 6.20 8.94
XTE_J1747-274 51402.618 266.9095 -27.44 35.04 14.82 270.64
XTE_J1748-288 51402.616 267.0210 -28.47 -0.05 43.28 176.68
XTE_J1751-305 51402.621 267.8062 -30.62 33.53 11.42 2.93
XTE_J1752-223 51402.648 268.0440 -22.32 3.42 2.14 12.33
XTE_J1752-280 51402.642 268.2000 -28.00 27.10 5.13 25.02
XTE_J1755-312 51402.632 268.7820 -31.16 5.11 4.27 13.41
XTE_J1756-342 51402.623 269.0228 -34.21 6.24 2.21 5.57
XTE_J1757-306 51402.644 269.4130 -30.66 11.02 3.42 12.31
XTE_J1759-220 51402.655 269.9404 -22.03 0.06 2.26 21.31
XTE_J1805-295 51402.653 271.4045 -29.52 9.69 6.55 7.48
XTE_J1807-294 51402.654 271.7441 -29.40 0.23 6.40 13.23
XTE_J1810-189 51402.669 272.5863 -19.07 -38.90 38.26 39.85
XTE_J1810-197 51402.669 272.4630 -19.73 2.90 6.72 26.96
XTE_J1812-230 51402.669 273.2000 -23.00 7.94 2.80 10.60
XTE_J1814-338 51402.653 273.4126 -33.77 -4.68 3.38 3.04
XTE_J1817-330 51402.659 274.4250 -33.02 -1.61 1.88 2.99
XTE_J1818-245 51402.670 274.6050 -24.54 7.10 4.23 23.34
XTE_J1819-254 51402.670 274.8300 -25.41 222.52 6.88 5.26
XTE_J1819-254P 51402.665 273.8300 -26.41 10.69 3.93 5.53

Scan Light Curve

Light Curve - Day 2049n - Part 1

Legend
--------------------------
  1 - XTE J1710-281   
  3 - OPH CLU         
  6 - IGR J17191-2821 
  7 - XTE J1719-291   
  8 - XTE J1719-356   
  9 - XTE J1720-318   
 10 - RXS J172006.1   
 11 - XTE J1723-376   
 12 - EXO 1722-363    
 13 - RXS J172525.5   
 15 - TERZAN 2        
 16 - XTE J1728-295   
 17 - SW J1729.9-3437 
 18 - 4U 1728-34      
 19 - GX 1+4          
 20 - RXS J173251.1   
Light Curve - Day 2049n - Part 2

Legend
--------------------------
 19 - GX 1+4          
 21 - IGR J17331-2406 
 24 - XTE J1734-234   
 25 - KS 1731-260     
 26 - KS 1732-273     
 27 - GRS 1734-292    
 28 - IGR J17375-3022 
 30 - SLX 1735-269    
 31 - XTE J1739-302   
 32 - XTE J1739-285   
 33 - SLX 1737-282    
 35 - XTE J1743-363   
 36 - 1E1740.7-2942   
 37 - XTE J1744-230   
 38 - KS 1741-293     
 39 - GCRT J1745-3009 
 40 - EXO 1742-326    
 42 - 2S1742-294      
 43 - GCRT J1746-2757 
 44 - 1E1743.1-2843   
 45 - H1743-322       
 46 - SAXJ1747.0-2853 
 48 - SLX 1744-300    
 50 - XTE J1747-274   
 51 - GX 3+1          
 55 - A1744-361       
 57 - AX J1749.1-2639 
 58 - IGR J17497-2821 
 59 - SLX 1746-331    
 60 - 2E1746.7-3225   
 62 - SAXJ1750.8-2900 
 63 - GRS 1747-312    
 65 - XTE J1751-305   
 72 - XTE J1756-342   
191 - GX 1+4          
Light Curve - Day 2049n - Part 3

Legend
--------------------------
 37 - XTE J1744-230   
 46 - SAXJ1747.0-2853 
 50 - XTE J1747-274   
 53 - EXO 1745-248    
 57 - AX J1749.1-2639 
 58 - IGR J17497-2821 
 62 - SAXJ1750.8-2900 
 63 - GRS 1747-312    
 65 - XTE J1751-305   
 67 - XTE J1752-223   
 68 - XTE J1752-280   
 69 - SAXJ1753.5-2349 
 71 - XTE J1755-312   
 72 - XTE J1756-342   
 74 - XTE J1757-306   
 75 - IGR J17586-2129 
 77 - GX 5-1          
 78 - GRS 1758-258    
 81 - RXS J180326.2   
 83 - XTE J1805-295   
 86 - 2S1803-245      
192 - GX 3+1          
193 - GX 5-1          
Light Curve - Day 2049n - Part 4

Legend
--------------------------
 85 - SAXJ1806.5-2215 
 86 - 2S1803-245      
 87 - RXS J180824.5   
 90 - SGR 1806-20     
 91 - XTE J1810-197   
 93 - SAXJ1810.8-2609 
 95 - XTE J1812-230   
100 - XTE J1818-245   
101 - XTE J1819-254   
102 - XTE J1819-254P  
103 - 4U 1820-30      
104 - GS 1826-238     
105 - R 1832-330      
150 - G11.2-0.3       
194 - 4U 1820-30      
195 - 4U 1820-30      

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