An Optically Discovered Outburst from XTE J1859+226

An Optically Discovered Outburst from XTE J1859+226

Using the Zwicky Transient Facility, in 2021 February we identified the first known outburst of the black hole X-ray transient XTE J1859+226 since its discovery in 1999. The outburst was visible at X-ray, UV, and optical wavelengths for less than 20 days, substantially shorter than its full outburst...

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Main Authors: Eric C. Bellm, Yuankun Wang, Jan van Roestel, Rebecca A. Phillipson, Michael W. Coughlin, John A. Tomsick, Steven L. Groom, Brian Healy, Josiah Purdum, Ben Rusholme, Jesper Sollerman, Peter Bealo, Stefano Lora, Eddy Muyllaert, Ivo Peretto, Erik J. Schwendeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Low-mass x-ray binary stars
X-ray binary stars
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acf37c

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acf37c

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