Known LMXB 4U 1745-203 detected by Einstein Probe with estimated flux.
AI Summary
The Einstein Probe WXT detected an X-ray event on 2026-08-27, identified as the known low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1745-203. Follow-up observations confirmed the location and estimated a flux of approximately 1.585e-10 erg/s/cm^2 in the 0.5-10.0 keV range.
Measurements
| Event ID | 01709291839 |
|---|---|
| Source | Einstein Probe WXT |
| Alert type | GRB |
| Significance | medium |
| Trigger time (UTC) | Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:32:56 GMT |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 267.198° |
| Declination (J2000) | -20.377° |
| Position error radius | 0.05034042° |
| Image SNR | 15.4 |
| GCN notices | 1 |
| GCN circulars | 1 |
Notices (1)
Einstein Probe WXT — GRB · Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:32:56 GMT
GCN Circulars (1)
GCN-45454 — The EP-WXT trigger 01709291839 is likely the known LMXB 4U 1745-203
· Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:03:57 GMT
The Einstein Probe (EP) detected an X-ray event on 2026-08-27, identified as the known low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1745-203. The event, located at R.A. = 267.2150 deg, Dec = -20.3583 deg, has an estimated flux of approximately 1.585e-10 erg/s/cm^2 in the 0.5-10.0 keV range.
AI summary generated Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:49:36 GMT.