Long term fading and recent brightening in Cen X-4 in quiescence: precursor to an outburst?

Stefan Waterval; David Russell; M. C. Baglio; Payaswini Saikia; D. M. Bramich; Jeroen Homan; Fraser Lewis

Long term fading and recent brightening in Cen X-4 in quiescence: precursor to an outburst?

Stefan Waterval, David Russell, M. C. Baglio, Payaswini Saikia, D. M. Bramich, Jeroen Homan, Fraser Lewis

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Abstract

Cen X-4 is a neutron star X-ray transient that has been in quiescence since its last outburst in 1979. We report on 12 years of optical monitoring of Cen X-4 with the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) 2-m and 1-m robotic telescopes.

Original language	English (US)
Publisher	The Astronomer's Telegram
Number of pages	1
Volume	14254
State	Published - Dec 9 2020

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