[vsnet-alert 8565] New Outburst of XTE J1748-361 (ATEL#567)

[Makoto Uemura]

New Outburst of XTE J1748-361 (ATEL#567)

    According to ATel#567, an X-ray transient, XTE J1748-361 is 
again in outburst.  The nature of its compact object is unknown, 
while X-ray spectra is similar to black hole X-ray binaries.
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=567

Its optical counterpart was discovered by D. Steeghs et al.
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=267

    The object XTE J1748-361 was identified with an old X-ray 
transient A1744-36.  Its outburst records are:

1976 Feb  A1744-36 (by Ariel V) 
                    Carpenter et al 1977, MNRAS 179, 27P
1989 Aug  A1744-36 (by COMIS-TTM)
                    http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=268
2003 Dec  XTE J1748-361 (by RXTE)
                    http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=204
2004 Apr  XTE J1748-361 (by RXTE)
                    http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=265

Follow-up observations are encouraged.

Regards,
Makoto Uemura
Hiroshima University