[vsnet-alert 8641] (fwd) RT Cru = IGR J12349-6434 (ATEL)

[Taichi Kato]

   Another symbiotic X-ray transient!!

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Posted: Tue Aug 23 07:18:00 EDT 2005 -- Thu Aug 25 01:30:07 EDT 2005
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ATEL #591							     ATEL #591

Title:		Swift confirms identification of RT Cru as the IGR J12349-6434
		hard x-ray source
Author:	J. Tueller, N. Gehrels, R.F. Mushotzky,(GSFC/NASA), C.B. Markwardt
		(UMD/NASA), J.A. Kennea, D.N. Burrows(PSU), K. Mukai,(USRA/NASA),
		J. Sokoloski (Harvard CFA)
Queries:	tueller at gsfc.nasa.gov
Posted:	24 Aug 2005;  17:46  UT
Subjects:	Binaries, Variables

The hard x-ray source, IGR J12349-6434 and SWIFT J1234.7-6433 (BAT survey
source), has been detected by Swift XRT.  There is only one bright x-ray
source in the BAT error circle, with an absorbed flux of 3 x 10^11 erg/cm^2/s
(0.5-10 keV). The XRT position is  R.A.=12h34m54.7s , Decl.=-64d33m55.6s
The XRT position is 5" from the symbiotic star RT Cru within the 6" XRT
error radius, confirming the suggested identification of N. Masetti et
al. ATel # 528.  

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