MKT J170456.2–482100: the first transient discovered by MeerKAT

We report the discovery of the first transient with MeerKAT, MKT J170456.2–482100, discovered in ThunderKAT images of the low-mass X-ray binary GX339–4. MKT J170456.2–482100 is variable in the radio, reaching a maximum flux density of 0.71±0.11mJy on 2019 October 12, and is undetected in 15 out of 4...

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Main Authors:	Driessen, LN, McDonald, I, Buckley, DAH, Caleb, M, Kotze, EJ, Potter, SB, Rajwade, KM, Rowlinson, A, Stappers, BW, Tremou, E, Woudt, PA, Fender, RP, Armstrong, R, Groot, P, Heywood, I, Horesh, A, van der Horst, AJ, Koerding, E, McBride, VA, Miller-Jones, JCA, Mooley, KP, Wijers, RAMJ
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2019

MKT J170456.2–482100: the first transient discovered by MeerKAT

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