New X-Ray Transient in M31: CXOM31 J004258.6+411527

Galache, J. L.; Garcia, M. R.; Steeghs, D.; Torres, M. A. P.; Murray, S. S.; Primini, F. A.; Williams, B. F.
Bibliographical reference

The Astronomer's Telegram, #1115

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6
2007
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7
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0
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0
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Description
We report the discovery of a previously unseen X-ray point source detected in a 10ks observation starting on 2007-06-02.93 UT as part of our ongoing Chandra/HST M31 transient program. The source was detected by ACIS-I at coordinates RA(J2000) 00:42:58.63, Dec(J2000) +41:15:27.00, with centroid position errors of 0.05" and 0.04", respectively (subject to the standard bore-sight correction). The 0.6-5.0 keV spectrum can be modelled using an absorbed disk blackbody+powerlaw.