RXTE Galactic Center Observation

Observation Date:2001-03-03
Mission Day:2618j
Modified Julian Day: 51971.386
Mission times: 226228529.00- 226244193.00
Scan type:regular

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PCA Reconstructed model on 2001-03-03 (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) 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 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 summary of the galactic bulge observations over the past two
months.  

* SAX J1750.0-2900 had a very short outburst near Mar 3, 2001,
  reaching a peak of 210 mCrab, but declining to < 10 mCrab within two
  weeks.  However the source has brightened again, to 30 mCrab.  This
  behavior is reminiscent of SAX J1747.

* A new faint source, XTE J1759-220 has become more prominent.  The
  best coordinates are (RA=269.854, DEC=-22.00).  The source really
  became obvious in Feb 2001 at about 8 mCrab, but I think we were
  actually seeing it at a lower level since the start of the
  monitoring observations.  I will need to reprocess to find out.  An
  interesting fact is that this source is near the putative SGR
  1800-23. The error box for this SGR is very long and thin.

* As covered in David Smith's recent article, GRS 1758-258 has "turned
  off."  The X-ray intensity had a precipitous drop around Feb 20 to
  ~5 mCrab from a more typical 20 mCrab, and appears to be
  subsequently declining further yet.

* KS 1731-260 has turned off!  The source had a remarkable segment of
  constant intensity in fall 2000 (normally fluctuates between 10-200
  mCrab). December 2000 and January 2001 the source was behind the
  sun, but when we observed it February 2001 the source was not
  detectable (< 0.7 mCrab).

* 4U 1820-30 has been at peak brightness over the past 2-3 weeks,
  around 600 mCrab.  This is about 20% brighter than ever seen in the
  past 2.5 years.

* After a trending incrase over the past 2.5 years, GX 3+1 appears to
  have flattened out around 400 mCrab within the past 6 months.

* The Rapid Burster had another outburst, from which was saw several
  X-ray bursts.

* We saw a very short outburst of XTE J1739-302, up to about 17 mCrab.
  In the next observation the source was <= 2 mCrab.  According to
  David Smith this kind of behavior has happened before.

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 51971.417 265.9604 -29.75 185.41 33.94 352.87
1E1743.1-2843 51971.421 266.5792 -28.72 171.42 89.05 388.79
2E1746.7-3225 51971.419 267.5144 -32.43 29.44 9.48 17.82
2S1742-294 51971.419 266.5230 -29.52 437.05 40.92 429.81
2S1803-245 51971.542 271.7090 -24.59 4.23 10.25 12.74
4U_1728-34 51971.402 262.9920 -33.83 961.30 25.67 78.90
4U_1820-30 51971.546 275.9280 -30.37 2483.29 84.33 3.05
4U_1820-30 51971.549 275.9280 -30.37 2651.12 39.12 3.05
4U_1820-30 51971.553 275.9280 -30.37 2583.22 83.95 3.05
A1744-361 51971.414 267.0800 -36.12 5.02 2.54 15.75
AX_J1749.1-2639 51971.497 267.3000 -26.65 -5.02 55.02 3194.96
EXO_1722-363 51971.393 261.4810 -36.41 5.44 9.07 23.10
EXO_1742-326 51971.416 266.3690 -32.69 13.68 8.90 26.50
EXO_1745-248 51971.524 267.0208 -24.78 8.04 4.69 16.42
GCRT_J1745-3009 51971.418 266.2708 -30.16 21.51 18.85 395.04
GCRT_J1746-2757 51971.430 266.5417 -27.95 65.62 17.24 52.95
GRS_1734-292 51971.411 264.3533 -29.18 49.53 6.90 21.74
GRS_1747-312 51971.452 267.6900 -31.29 -0.49 14.63 22.15
GRS_1758-258 51971.535 270.3025 -25.74 9.35 23.59 4581.99
GS_1826-238 51971.562 277.3623 -23.79 457.13 1.54 3.38
GX_1+4 51971.407 263.0090 -24.75 24.31 9.78 5.15
GX_1+4 51971.413 263.0090 -24.75 41.47 12.93 5.15
GX_3+1 51971.422 266.9830 -26.56 4587.68 59.12 20.25
GX_3+1 51971.523 266.9830 -26.56 4489.90 106.94 20.25
GX_5-1 51971.532 270.2840 -25.08 15886.96 248.18 -5.70
GX_5-1 51971.536 270.2840 -25.08 16165.27 100.41 -5.70
GX_5-1 51971.539 270.2840 -25.08 16244.44 178.13 -5.70
H1743-322 51971.417 266.5700 -32.24 20.65 6.60 27.10
IGR_J17191-2821 51971.394 259.7700 -28.35 4.58 3.51 4.62
IGR_J17331-2406 51971.413 263.2833 -24.11 -0.97 3.58 16.23
IGR_J17375-3022 51971.410 264.3946 -30.38 3.61 9.23 37.44
IGR_J17497-2821 51971.472 267.4041 -28.36 50.90 34.34 581.34
IGR_J17511-3057 51971.457 267.7875 -30.96 4.97 22.11 21.62
IGR_J17586-2129 51971.537 269.6440 -21.39 11.62 7.29 50.98
K1724-356 51971.396 261.9133 -35.73 -1.98 4.02 27.01
KS_1731-260 51971.412 263.5539 -26.09 7.49 5.68 8.93
KS_1732-273 51971.412 263.9958 -27.44 1.37 7.65 40.52
KS_1741-293 51971.419 266.2042 -29.35 190.93 80.27 499.67
MXB_1730-33 51971.403 263.3498 -33.39 103.52 22.53 437.43
NGC_6440 51971.531 267.2195 -20.36 -26.45 34.87 6.44
OPH_CLU 51971.393 258.1580 -23.39 281.52 3.23 2.99
RXS_J172006.1 51971.391 260.0254 -31.28 51.00 7.07 6.21
RXS_J172525.5 51971.396 261.3563 -32.95 28.33 4.04 15.35
RXS_J173251.1 51971.402 263.2129 -34.79 8.47 6.25 54.68
RXS_J175428.3 51971.527 268.6179 -26.34 9.62 11.26 33.56
RXS_J180326.2 51971.537 270.8417 -25.27 -61.41 32.83 6753.89
RXS_J180824.5 51971.544 272.1021 -23.15 7.55 3.64 13.59
R_1832-330 51971.555 278.9317 -32.99 71.16 7.14 2.98
SAXJ1747.0-2853 51971.433 266.7879 -28.88 338.61 81.49 660.55
SAXJ1750.8-2900 51971.472 267.6000 -29.03 2055.59 35.61 102.26
SAXJ1753.5-2349 51971.530 268.3917 -23.82 2.18 4.96 16.93
SAXJ1806.5-2215 51971.544 271.6417 -22.25 1.79 1.36 20.60
SAXJ1808.4-3658 51971.527 272.1208 -36.98 -2.20 1.00 3.02
SAXJ1808.4-365P 51971.527 271.1200 -35.50 0.38 4.27 3.27
SAXJ1810.8-2609 51971.544 272.6850 -26.15 0.08 4.79 8.47
SGR_1806-20 51971.551 272.1642 -20.41 7.71 10.51 28.24
SGR_A 51971.419 266.4000 -29.00 -144.90 116.80 695.17
SLX_1735-269 51971.414 264.5647 -27.00 96.19 6.66 15.22
SLX_1737-282 51971.415 265.2360 -28.31 36.85 17.87 39.32
SLX_1744-300 51971.420 266.8580 -30.04 319.49 22.89 224.35
SLX_1746-331 51971.418 267.4608 -33.20 9.23 5.05 16.56
SW_J1729.9-3437 51971.399 262.5375 -34.61 3.33 8.10 128.81
SW_J1756.9-2508 51971.531 269.2380 -25.11 -5.88 7.91 799.69
TERZAN_2 51971.401 261.8880 -30.80 219.93 8.23 13.88
WGAJ1715.3-2635 51971.393 258.8370 -26.60 5.23 3.10 3.25
XTE_J1710-281 51971.386 257.5500 -28.12 17.74 5.33 3.21
XTE_J1710-281P 51971.387 258.5500 -28.91 -4.11 3.17 3.88
XTE_J1719-291 51971.394 259.8890 -29.06 0.07 3.50 6.46
XTE_J1719-356 51971.389 259.9700 -35.68 2.30 3.54 16.56
XTE_J1720-318 51971.391 259.9961 -31.75 -5.20 6.25 34.80
XTE_J1723-376 51971.389 260.9000 -37.65 -1.57 2.75 15.87
XTE_J1726-283 51971.401 261.6570 -28.30 6.09 3.66 8.08
XTE_J1728-295 51971.402 262.1570 -29.52 1.69 4.23 12.20
XTE_J1734-234 51971.414 263.5280 -23.36 1.44 1.14 4.47
XTE_J1737-376 51971.403 264.4950 -37.77 -2.10 1.18 7.51
XTE_J1739-285 51971.415 264.9790 -28.48 25.04 17.68 51.10
XTE_J1739-302 51971.412 264.7500 -30.27 16.03 9.52 33.94
XTE_J1743-363 51971.410 265.7415 -36.33 4.71 1.22 7.97
XTE_J1744-230 51971.470 266.0350 -23.12 17.13 9.23 8.99
XTE_J1747-274 51971.455 266.9095 -27.44 -12.99 20.52 461.53
XTE_J1748-288 51971.451 267.0210 -28.47 -95.15 61.53 714.67
XTE_J1751-305 51971.462 267.8062 -30.62 5.92 15.38 28.07
XTE_J1752-223 51971.530 268.0440 -22.32 0.14 3.58 12.37
XTE_J1752-280 51971.523 268.2000 -28.00 18.22 8.72 34.53
XTE_J1755-312 51971.493 268.7820 -31.16 9.44 6.57 17.13
XTE_J1756-342 51971.472 269.0228 -34.21 7.77 3.09 5.61
XTE_J1757-306 51971.525 269.4130 -30.66 20.34 6.10 13.25
XTE_J1759-220 51971.537 269.9404 -22.03 55.92 4.90 22.61
XTE_J1805-295 51971.534 271.4045 -29.52 6.52 10.21 10.38
XTE_J1807-294 51971.536 271.7441 -29.40 4.45 9.84 11.13
XTE_J1810-189 51971.551 272.5863 -19.07 -23.16 52.47 38.47
XTE_J1810-197 51971.551 272.4630 -19.73 -2.33 11.14 31.98
XTE_J1812-230 51971.551 273.2000 -23.00 4.94 5.03 10.62
XTE_J1814-338 51971.535 273.4126 -33.77 5.26 5.83 3.10
XTE_J1817-330 51971.541 274.4250 -33.02 4.28 3.76 3.06
XTE_J1818-245 51971.552 274.6050 -24.54 1.32 5.50 7.41
XTE_J1819-254 51971.551 274.8300 -25.41 22.17 5.46 4.84
XTE_J1819-254P 51971.547 273.8300 -26.41 7.21 6.40 5.54

Scan Light Curve

Light Curve - Day 2618j - Part 1

Legend
--------------------------
  1 - XTE J1710-281   
  3 - OPH CLU         
  5 - WGAJ1715.3-2635 
  6 - IGR J17191-2821 
  8 - XTE J1719-356   
 10 - RXS J172006.1   
 12 - EXO 1722-363    
 13 - RXS J172525.5   
 14 - XTE J1726-283   
 15 - TERZAN 2        
 16 - XTE J1728-295   
 17 - SW J1729.9-3437 
 18 - 4U 1728-34      
 19 - GX 1+4          
 20 - RXS J173251.1   
 22 - MXB 1730-33     
Light Curve - Day 2618j - Part 2

Legend
--------------------------
 19 - GX 1+4          
 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    
 51 - GX 3+1          
 55 - A1744-361       
 58 - IGR J17497-2821 
 59 - SLX 1746-331    
 60 - 2E1746.7-3225   
 62 - SAXJ1750.8-2900 
 65 - XTE J1751-305   
 66 - IGR J17511-3057 
 71 - XTE J1755-312   
 72 - XTE J1756-342   
191 - GX 1+4          
Light Curve - Day 2618j - Part 3

Legend
--------------------------
 37 - XTE J1744-230   
 46 - SAXJ1747.0-2853 
 53 - EXO 1745-248    
 58 - IGR J17497-2821 
 62 - SAXJ1750.8-2900 
 65 - XTE J1751-305   
 66 - IGR J17511-3057 
 68 - XTE J1752-280   
 69 - SAXJ1753.5-2349 
 70 - RXS J175428.3   
 71 - XTE J1755-312   
 72 - XTE J1756-342   
 74 - XTE J1757-306   
 75 - IGR J17586-2129 
 76 - XTE J1759-220   
 77 - GX 5-1          
 78 - GRS 1758-258    
 83 - XTE J1805-295   
 84 - XTE J1807-294   
 96 - XTE J1814-338   
 98 - XTE J1817-330   
192 - GX 3+1          
193 - GX 5-1          
194 - GX 5-1          
Light Curve - Day 2618j - Part 4

Legend
--------------------------
 85 - SAXJ1806.5-2215 
 86 - 2S1803-245      
 87 - RXS J180824.5   
 90 - SGR 1806-20     
 95 - XTE J1812-230   
 98 - XTE J1817-330   
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       
195 - 4U 1820-30      
196 - 4U 1820-30      

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