[vsolj-alert 422] XTE J1859+226

[Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>]

XTE J1859+226

　Ｘ線新星ですが、可視光で１５等の天体と同定されたようです。電波情報を送り
　ます。詳細は後程?

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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:03:04 -0600
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From: "Robert M. (Bob) Hjellming" <rhjellmi@aoc.nrao.edu>
Subject: XTE J1859+226
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Collegues,

   While we still need to make confirming observations with the VLA, this
is to notify you that XTE J1859+226 almost certainly has a radio counterpart.
I passed on the early warning of the PCA position circular in time for Guy
Pooley
to make an observation with the Ryle Telescope on Monday.  He found a
new 14 mJy radio source at 15 GHz at a position of 

   J2000 18 58 31  +22 39 10  

with at least 30" uncertainty in declination because it was a brief
observation
of a very southerly source observed with an E-W array.  He hesitated making
a public announcement because of the adverse conditions of observation.
However,
the optical transient reported in IAUC 7276 is on this position, so we
think there is little doubt there was/is a radio counterpart to XTE J1859+226.

Guy and I had planned to wait until we have confirming results from the
VLA observations that will take place tonight (Oct. 12), but this seems
important enough to give you a heads-up that there is almost certainly
a radio counterpart.  Guy told me I could pass his results on to anyone,
so I am doing so.

Barring a disaster at the VLA such as a power outage or online computer
failure, we should know what we have this evening and I will send out a report
- and we will do whatever is appropriate for IAUCs.

Bob Hjellming (on behalf of the XTE J1859+226 radio + ??? collaboration)

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