TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 41327 SUBJECT: EP250812a: Einstein Probe detection of an X-ray transient DATE: 25/08/12 13:59:12 GMT FROM: EP Team at NAOC/CAS ep_ta@bao.ac.cn

M.-H. Zhang (NAO,CAS), H. Zhou (PMO,CAS) and W.-D. Zhang (NAO,CAS) on behalf of the Einstein Probe (EP) team:

We report on the detection of an X-ray transient by the Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) on board the Einstein Probe (EP) mission, designated EP250812a. The transient triggered EP-WXT (ID: 01709198788) at 2025-08-12T13:09:44 (UTC). The WXT position of the source is R.A. = 30.979 deg, DEC = -9.305 deg (J2000) with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin in radius (90% C.L. statistical and systematic).

A follow-up observation with the Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT) was performed automatically. Within the WXT error circle, an uncatalogued X-ray source was detected at R.A. = 30.9964 deg, DEC = -9.3206 deg (J2000) with an uncertainty of 20 arcsec in radius (90% C.L. statistical and systematic).

Further information will be updated when the telemetry data is received.

Launched on January 9, 2024, EP is a space X-ray observatory to monitor the soft X-ray sky with X-ray follow-up capability (Yuan et al. 2022, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics).

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