Chandra Observations of the M31 X-Ray Transient SWIFT J004320.5+411528

Bibcode
2008ATel.1693....1G
Galache, J. L.; Garcia, M. R.; Torres, M. A. P.; Murray, S. S.; Steeghs, D.; Williams, B. F.
Bibliographical reference

The Astronomer's Telegram, #1693

Advertised on:
9
2008
Number of authors
6
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
3
Refereed citations
1
Description
As part of our ongoing Chandra/HST M31 transient program we report on a Chandra ACIS observation of M31 containing the new transient source reported by Pietsch et al. (2008, ATel #1674). A single 5ks observation was performed on 2008-09-01.32 UT. The Chandra coordinates for this source (subject to the boresight correction) are RA(J2000) 00:43:20.710, Dec(J2000) +41:15:31.31. Although we cannot rule out an absorbed power law, an absorbed disk black body with nH = 8.4e20 atoms/cm2 and Tin = 0.7 keV represents the best physically motivated model that fits the data.
Type
Non-refereed
Black holes
Neutron stars
Pulsars

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