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Proposal ID 0770004
Obs ID 07700040001, 07700040002, 07700040003
Title TOO Observations of MAXI J1659-152
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tm8po62
Author Kuulkers
Abstract We would like to follow-up on this source with INTEGRAL, and fit it in with the wealth of observations done and to be triggered at various wavelengths (such as possibly Chandra). The exact nature of the compact object is not yet known; INTEGRAL will play a crucial role in helping identifying it. It may be a new Galactic micro-quasar, like GRS 1915+105, of which only a few are known, and which show extreme behaviour, especially at hard X-ray and gamma-ray energies.
Publications
Temporal Coverage 2010-09-27T19:04:41Z / 2010-10-15T00:08:45Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/helpdesk
Date Published 2025-03-25T09:54:36Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Kuulkers, 2025, 'TOO Observations of MAXI J1659-152', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tm8po62