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Sub-arcsecond position of the the transient 11-Hz X-ray pulsar in the Globular Cluster Terzan 5 derived from a Moon occultation observed by RXTE

A. Riggio, L. Burderi, T. Di Salvo, Alessandro Papitto, E. Egron, T. Belloni, A. D’Aì, R. Iaria, M. Floris, S. Motta, V. Testa, Maria Teresa Menna

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During an RXTE observation of IGR J17480-2446 performed on 2010 Oct 13, \nthe transient X-ray pulsar in the Globular Cluster Terzan 5 (ATels \n\\#2919, \\#2920, \\#2922, \\#2924, \\#2929, \\#2932, \\#2933, \\#2937, \\#2939,\\#2940, \n\\#2946, \\#2952, \\#2958, \\#3000, \\#3044, \\#3264) was serendipitously eclipsed \nby the Moon for about 511 s (ATel \\#2946).

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During an RXTE observation of IGR J17480-2446 performed on 2010 Oct 13, \nthe transient X-ray pulsar in the Globular Cluster Terzan 5 (ATels \n\\#2919, \\#2920, \\#2922, \\#2924, \\#2929, \\#2932, \\#2933, \\#2937, \\#2939,\\#2940, \n\\#2946, \\#2952, \\#2958, \\#3000, \\#3044, \\#3264) was serendipitously eclipsed \nby the Moon for about 511 s (ATel \\#2946).

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During an RXTE observation of IGR J17480-2446 performed on 2010 Oct 13, \nthe transient X-ray pulsar in the Globular Cluster Terzan 5 (ATels \n\\#2919, \\#2920, \\#2922, \\#2924, \\#2929, \\#2932, \\#2933, \\#2937, \\#2939,\\#2940, \n\\#2946, \\#2952, \\#2958, \\#3000, \\#3044, \\#3264) was serendipitously eclipsed \nby the Moon for about 511 s (ATel \\#2946).

Key concepts: Globular cluster, Physics, Astrophysics, Pulsar, Astronomy, Transient (computer programming), Position (finance), Stars

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