One possible way for checking up on eventual IR sources, goto 'vizier' and select '2mass'. In my short experience most of XT optical suspects turn out to be bright IR sources and are probably unrelated to the transient X emitters. Berto >>> Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp> 04/22/03 03:37AM >>> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 04:17:22 +0300 Subject: Re:new transient source IGR J18539+0727 From: Arto Oksanen <oksanen@nyrola.jklsirius.fi> The suspect object is unfiltered 14.2 magnitudes and its coordinates are: RA: 18 53 59.9 De: 07 25 38.1 (2000.0) Most propable an IR source. best regards, -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Mailscanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.
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