RXTE Galactic Center Observation

Observation Date:1999-10-04
Mission Day:2102n
Modified Julian Day: 51455.579
Mission times: 181662801.00- 181672087.00
Scan type:cross

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PCA Reconstructed model on 1999-10-04 (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 1711-34 (258.58,-34.05) 4U 1728-34 (262.99,-33.83) 4U 1746-371 (267.55,-37.05) 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) GX 9+1 (270.38,-20.53) H1743-322 (266.57,-32.24) IGR J17191-2821 (259.77,-28.35) 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) 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) OPH CLU (258.16,-23.39) R 1832-330 (278.93,-32.99) RXJ1709.5-263 (257.38,-26.66) 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) SAXJ1802.7-2017 (270.67,-20.29) SAXJ1805.5-2031 (271.39,-20.51) SAXJ1806.5-2215 (271.64,-22.25) 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) SW J1756.9-2508 (269.24,-25.11) 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 J1805-295 (271.40,-29.52) XTE J1807-294 (271.74,-29.40) 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 summary of the galactic bulge scans of Oct 4 1999, primarily
in an east-west configuration.

* 4U 1820-30 is still at its low point for this half-year, around 930
  ct/s/5PCU.

* Like the last outburst of GRS 1747-312, the decay is not perfectly
  smooth.  The intensity is a bit higher that the last scan.

* The Rapid Burster has declined to about 2100 ct/s.

* Some kind of transient is has brightened in the galactic center
  region.  My fitting code attributes it to Sgr A, but that's
  unlikely.  The source has increased from ~250 ct/s to about 400 ct/s
  since the previous observation.  The area is resolved enough that
  the contribution is probably not from XTE J1748, 1E 1740.7-2942,
  etc, although I do show a slightly enhanced contribution from
  2S1742-294.

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 51455.636 265.9604 -29.75 248.58 29.64 345.58
1E1743.1-2843 51455.651 266.5792 -28.72 257.26 76.38 222.03
2E1746.7-3225 51455.604 267.5144 -32.43 1.48 5.00 18.44
2S1742-294 51455.638 266.5230 -29.52 449.95 42.67 406.39
2S1803-245 51455.665 271.7090 -24.59 7.45 5.34 14.29
4U_1711-34 51455.603 258.5800 -34.05 6.49 0.75 9.59
4U_1728-34 51455.601 262.9920 -33.83 788.04 25.58 954.15
4U_1746-371 51455.582 267.5523 -37.05 495.62 11.46 4.73
4U_1820-30 51455.599 275.9280 -30.37 947.32 32.57 3.31
4U_1820-30 51455.606 275.9280 -30.37 1007.53 15.11 3.31
A1744-361 51455.587 267.0800 -36.12 0.55 3.55 17.02
AX_J1749.1-2639 51455.660 267.3000 -26.65 31.88 25.81 1830.63
EXO_1722-363 51455.588 261.4810 -36.41 18.38 2.50 23.73
EXO_1742-326 51455.603 266.3690 -32.69 34.86 5.74 21.28
EXO_1745-248 51455.670 267.0208 -24.78 -0.57 2.60 16.68
GCRT_J1745-3009 51455.626 266.2708 -30.16 18.45 18.80 410.79
GCRT_J1746-2757 51455.654 266.5417 -27.95 0.12 18.18 109.57
GRS_1734-292 51455.651 264.3533 -29.18 45.72 4.94 20.28
GRS_1747-312 51455.608 267.6900 -31.29 315.93 16.77 7.44
GRS_1758-258 51455.661 270.3025 -25.74 166.95 13.84 3301.69
GS_1826-238 51455.664 277.3623 -23.79 375.11 2.04 3.64
GX_1+4 51455.669 263.0090 -24.75 66.16 69.50 5.67
GX_1+4 51455.674 263.0090 -24.75 370.68 9.91 5.67
GX_1+4 51455.676 263.0090 -24.75 381.05 9.40 5.67
GX_3+1 51455.658 266.9830 -26.56 2494.90 44.67 51.86
GX_3+1 51455.663 266.9830 -26.56 2545.81 29.35 51.86
GX_5-1 51455.662 270.2840 -25.08 11359.75 88.12 85.02
GX_5-1 51455.665 270.2840 -25.08 11601.38 48.65 85.02
GX_9+1 51455.684 270.3846 -20.53 5418.93 78.15 87.02
H1743-322 51455.605 266.5700 -32.24 10.43 6.67 33.71
IGR_J17191-2821 51455.660 259.7700 -28.35 3.60 3.76 4.19
IGR_J17375-3022 51455.628 264.3946 -30.38 -0.03 7.06 40.14
IGR_J17497-2821 51455.651 267.4041 -28.36 -18.59 24.51 117.77
IGR_J17511-3057 51455.611 267.7875 -30.96 -30.18 28.01 246.16
IGR_J17586-2129 51455.683 269.6440 -21.39 17.17 4.93 33.45
KS_1731-260 51455.666 263.5539 -26.09 419.85 8.87 9.19
KS_1732-273 51455.659 263.9958 -27.44 2.28 4.03 44.75
KS_1741-293 51455.640 266.2042 -29.35 112.35 74.48 622.71
MXB_1730-33 51455.603 263.3498 -33.39 2200.35 21.57 365.37
OPH_CLU 51455.682 258.1580 -23.39 550.40 17.98 3.25
RXJ1709.5-263 51455.670 257.3760 -26.66 2.08 0.54 3.31
RXS_J172006.1 51455.626 260.0254 -31.28 7.11 2.80 9.38
RXS_J172525.5 51455.606 261.3563 -32.95 17.73 5.57 15.61
RXS_J173251.1 51455.596 263.2129 -34.79 21.92 4.30 46.27
RXS_J175428.3 51455.660 268.6179 -26.34 20.57 4.15 33.83
RXS_J180326.2 51455.662 270.8417 -25.27 48.03 13.96 4870.48
RXS_J180824.5 51455.672 272.1021 -23.15 15.37 3.06 13.82
R_1832-330 51455.585 278.9317 -32.99 117.63 1.36 3.24
SAXJ1747.0-2853 51455.650 266.7879 -28.88 -43.96 66.78 503.67
SAXJ1750.8-2900 51455.643 267.6000 -29.03 42.07 8.39 38.51
SAXJ1753.5-2349 51455.673 268.3917 -23.82 -0.33 3.60 17.19
SAXJ1802.7-2017 51455.684 270.6663 -20.29 117.97 127.39 3411.15
SAXJ1805.5-2031 51455.684 271.3917 -20.51 -9.54 10.31 322.99
SAXJ1806.5-2215 51455.678 271.6417 -22.25 1.92 2.62 21.08
SAXJ1808.4-365P 51455.585 271.1200 -35.50 1.62 2.41 3.53
SAXJ1810.8-2609 51455.657 272.6850 -26.15 -1.40 2.13 8.74
SGR_1806-20 51455.684 272.1642 -20.41 10.29 5.23 26.95
SGR_A 51455.650 266.4000 -29.00 126.24 89.59 489.95
SLX_1735-269 51455.661 264.5647 -27.00 110.54 5.06 15.79
SLX_1737-282 51455.653 265.2360 -28.31 56.61 11.54 24.48
SLX_1744-300 51455.624 266.8580 -30.04 304.42 16.19 229.08
SLX_1746-331 51455.600 267.4608 -33.20 13.25 4.35 12.02
SW_J1729.9-3437 51455.597 262.5375 -34.61 -3.79 5.00 116.97
SW_J1756.9-2508 51455.665 269.2380 -25.11 7.46 7.80 581.58
TERZAN_2 51455.630 261.8880 -30.80 293.06 5.93 14.14
WGAJ1715.3-2635 51455.669 258.8370 -26.60 1.80 1.75 3.51
XTE_J1710-281 51455.660 257.5500 -28.12 36.01 0.90 3.48
XTE_J1710-281P 51455.655 258.5500 -28.91 4.01 9.16 4.15
XTE_J1719-291 51455.653 259.8890 -29.06 -2.98 3.96 6.51
XTE_J1719-356 51455.593 259.9700 -35.68 4.17 1.11 16.82
XTE_J1720-318 51455.621 259.9961 -31.75 0.66 6.22 13.27
XTE_J1723-376 51455.583 260.9000 -37.65 1.50 0.71 16.13
XTE_J1726-283 51455.658 261.6570 -28.30 5.48 6.84 8.34
XTE_J1728-295 51455.652 262.1570 -29.52 2.49 2.79 12.46
XTE_J1734-234 51455.681 263.5280 -23.36 -4.45 2.33 4.88
XTE_J1737-376 51455.582 264.4950 -37.77 -4.35 2.95 7.77
XTE_J1739-285 51455.653 264.9790 -28.48 3.93 11.43 65.24
XTE_J1739-302 51455.630 264.7500 -30.27 19.68 8.06 31.84
XTE_J1743-363 51455.587 265.7415 -36.33 10.77 3.11 8.22
XTE_J1744-230 51455.680 266.0350 -23.12 21.93 3.26 9.25
XTE_J1747-274 51455.657 266.9095 -27.44 45.94 16.04 268.24
XTE_J1748-288 51455.651 267.0210 -28.47 61.09 51.14 168.17
XTE_J1751-305 51455.612 267.8062 -30.62 35.79 16.43 89.62
XTE_J1752-223 51455.681 268.0440 -22.32 3.44 3.99 12.63
XTE_J1752-280 51455.652 268.2000 -28.00 37.16 7.45 21.17
XTE_J1755-312 51455.608 268.7820 -31.16 6.52 4.20 29.56
XTE_J1756-342 51455.594 269.0228 -34.21 8.36 2.76 5.87
XTE_J1757-306 51455.610 269.4130 -30.66 14.54 4.35 12.91
XTE_J1805-295 51455.613 271.4045 -29.52 -0.70 4.69 11.16
XTE_J1807-294 51455.613 271.7441 -29.40 5.22 4.61 6.51
XTE_J1812-230 51455.671 273.2000 -23.00 2.90 2.29 11.00
XTE_J1814-338 51455.589 273.4126 -33.77 1.81 2.49 3.35
XTE_J1817-330 51455.592 274.4250 -33.02 -2.23 1.92 3.31
XTE_J1818-245 51455.658 274.6050 -24.54 2.06 1.98 6.41
XTE_J1819-254 51455.657 274.8300 -25.41 6.36 0.68 5.16
XTE_J1819-254P 51455.654 273.8300 -26.41 8.26 5.48 5.79

Scan Light Curve

Light Curve - Day 2102n - Part 1

Legend
--------------------------
  8 - XTE J1719-356   
 11 - XTE J1723-376   
 12 - EXO 1722-363    
 18 - 4U 1728-34      
 20 - RXS J173251.1   
 35 - XTE J1743-363   
 59 - SLX 1746-331    
 61 - 4U 1746-371     
 72 - XTE J1756-342   
 89 - SAXJ1808.4-365P 
 96 - XTE J1814-338   
103 - 4U 1820-30      
105 - R 1832-330      
Light Curve - Day 2102n - Part 2

Legend
--------------------------
  4 - 4U 1711-34      
 10 - RXS J172006.1   
 13 - RXS J172525.5   
 15 - TERZAN 2        
 18 - 4U 1728-34      
 22 - MXB 1730-33     
 31 - XTE J1739-302   
 36 - 1E1740.7-2942   
 38 - KS 1741-293     
 39 - GCRT J1745-3009 
 40 - EXO 1742-326    
 42 - 2S1742-294      
 45 - H1743-322       
 48 - SLX 1744-300    
 59 - SLX 1746-331    
 60 - 2E1746.7-3225   
 62 - SAXJ1750.8-2900 
 63 - GRS 1747-312    
 65 - XTE J1751-305   
 71 - XTE J1755-312   
 74 - XTE J1757-306   
 84 - XTE J1807-294   
103 - 4U 1820-30      
195 - 4U 1820-30      
Light Curve - Day 2102n - Part 3

Legend
--------------------------
  0 - RXJ1709.5-263   
  1 - XTE J1710-281   
  5 - WGAJ1715.3-2635 
  6 - IGR J17191-2821 
 10 - RXS J172006.1   
 14 - XTE J1726-283   
 15 - TERZAN 2        
 16 - XTE J1728-295   
 25 - KS 1731-260     
 26 - KS 1732-273     
 27 - GRS 1734-292    
 30 - SLX 1735-269    
 31 - XTE J1739-302   
 32 - XTE J1739-285   
 33 - SLX 1737-282    
 36 - 1E1740.7-2942   
 38 - KS 1741-293     
 39 - GCRT J1745-3009 
 41 - SGR A           
 42 - 2S1742-294      
 44 - 1E1743.1-2843   
 48 - SLX 1744-300    
 50 - XTE J1747-274   
 51 - GX 3+1          
 54 - XTE J1748-288   
 57 - AX J1749.1-2639 
 62 - SAXJ1750.8-2900 
 68 - XTE J1752-280   
 70 - RXS J175428.3   
 73 - SW J1756.9-2508 
 77 - GX 5-1          
 78 - GRS 1758-258    
 81 - RXS J180326.2   
 86 - 2S1803-245      
100 - XTE J1818-245   
101 - XTE J1819-254   
102 - XTE J1819-254P  
104 - GS 1826-238     
193 - GX 3+1          
194 - GX 5-1          
Light Curve - Day 2102n - Part 4

Legend
--------------------------
  0 - RXJ1709.5-263   
  3 - OPH CLU         
  5 - WGAJ1715.3-2635 
 19 - GX 1+4          
 25 - KS 1731-260     
 37 - XTE J1744-230   
 67 - XTE J1752-223   
 75 - IGR J17586-2129 
 79 - GX 9+1          
 80 - SAXJ1802.7-2017 
 85 - SAXJ1806.5-2215 
 87 - RXS J180824.5   
 90 - SGR 1806-20     
 95 - XTE J1812-230   
191 - GX 1+4          
192 - GX 1+4          
194 - GX 5-1          

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