Correction to Galactic coordinates of EP260531a
ATel #17834; G. L. Huang, Z. X. Li, J. Y. Cao (IHEP, CAS), J. W. Hu, Y. Liu (NAO, CAS) on behalf of the Einstein Probe (EP) team
on 6 Jun 2026; 03:08 UT
Credential Certification: Yuan Liu (liuyuan@bao.ac.cn)
Subjects: X-ray, A Comment
In ATel #17828, the Galactic coordinates of the X-ray transient EP260531a were given incorrectly due to a coordinate conversion error.
The correct Galactic coordinates are l = 357.773 deg and b = -0.689 deg.
This correction does not affect any of the observational results or conclusions presented in the original ATel. We apologize for the error.
Launched on January 9, 2024, EP is a space X-ray observatory to monitor the soft X-ray sky with X-ray follow-up capability (Yuan et al. 2022, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics).
EP260531a: Einstein Probe detection of an X-ray transient
