ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 98 02 32 4 v 1 2 5 Fe b 19 98 Discovery of the 198 s X - ray Pulsar GRO J 2058 + 42
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GRO J2058+42, a transient 198 second x-ray pulsar, was discovered by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO), during a “giant” outburst in 1995 September-October. The total flux peaked at about 300 mCrab (20-50 keV) as measured by Earth occultation. The pulse period decreased from 198 s to 196 s during the 46-day outburst. The pulse shape evolved over the course of the outburst and exhibited energy dependent variations. BATSE observed five additional weak outbursts from GRO J2058+42, each with two week duration and peak pulsed flux of about 15 mCrab (20-50 keV), that were spaced by about 110 days. An observation of the 1996 November outburst by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) Proportional Counter Array (PCA) localized the source to within a 4 radius error circle (90% confidence) centered on R.A. = 20 59.0, Decl. = 4143 (J2000). Additional shorter outbursts with peak pulsed fluxes of about 8 mCrab were detected by BATSE halfway between the first four 15 mCrab outbursts. The RXTE All-Sky Monitor detected all 8 weak outbursts with approximately equal durations and intensities. GRO J2058+42 is most likely a Be/X-ray binary that appears to outburst at periastron and apastron. No optical counterpart has been identified to date and no x-ray source was present in the error circle in archival ROSAT observations. Subject headings: pulsars: individual: GRO J2058+42 — stars: neutron — X-rays: stars — binaries: X-ray CGRO Science Support Center/ Goddard Space Flight Center
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