Einstein Probe detects fast X-ray transient EP260213a with no optical counterpart

Event ID: 01709258378

Significance: high

Notices: 1

Circulars: 12

Generated: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:17:16 GMT

AI Summary

The Einstein Probe mission detected a fast X-ray transient, EP260213a, with a peak flux of 1.4 x 10^-9 erg/s/cm^2. Follow-up observations by multiple ground-based telescopes did not detect any optical counterparts, setting stringent upper limits on the optical brightness.

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