Swift/BAT reports a flaring state of PKS 0405-385
ATel #2284; H. A. Krimm (CRESST/GSFC/USRA), S. D. Barthelmy (GSFC), W. Baumgartner (CRESST/GSFC/UMBC), J. Cummings (CRESST/GSFC/UMBC), E. Fenimore (LANL), N. Gehrels (GSFC), C. B. Markwardt (CRESST/GSFC/UMD), D. Palmer (LANL), T. Sakamoto (CRESTT/GSFC/UMBC), G. Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMD), M. Stamatikos (OSU/GSFC), J. Tueller (GSFC), T. Ukwatta (GSFC/GWU)
on 6 Nov 2009; 19:55 UT
Credential Certification: Hans A. Krimm (Hans.Krimm@nasa.gov)
Subjects: X-ray, AGN, Quasar
As part of its hard X-ray transient monitor program, the Burst Alert Telescope
on Swift has detected a brightening of the rapidly variable radio quasar PKS
0405-385. The source first became detectable on 4-Nov-2009 (MJD 55139) and has
remained at roughly the same daily average brightness for the past three days.
On 6-Nov-2009, the source was at 0.0031 ± 0.0012 counts/s/cm2, corresponding
to ~14 mCrab in the 15-50 keV band. This object is normally not detectable in
the transient monitor.
Note that this source is listed in the Fermi/LAT Bright Source catalog as an
uncertain type of blazar.
Further observations at all wavelengths are encouraged.
BAT Transient Monitor observations of PKS 0405-385
