Astronomers confirm EP-WXT trigger 01709258631 as a flaring star.
Event ID: 01709258631
Significance: low
Notices: 1
Circulars: 2
Generated: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:18:22 GMT
AI Summary
The trigger, initially detected by the Einstein Probe WXT, has been confirmed as a stellar flare associated with RX J1220.4+1226, with an estimated flux of 4e-11 erg/s/cm^2 in the 0.5-4.0 keV range.