A Chandra/ACIS observation of the transient M31 ULX XMMU J004243.6+412519

Barnard, R.; Garcia, M. R.; Murray, S. S.
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The Astronomer's Telegram, #3937

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2012
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We report on our ~4 ks Chandra ACIS observation of XMMU J004243.6+412519, an X-ray transient first reported by Henze et al. (2012a, Atel #3890) after its appearance in their 2012-01-15 XMM-Newton observation. Its luminosity exceeded 1E+39 during a follow-up XMM-Newton observation, and Henze et al. (2012b, Atel #3921) classified it as the second ultra-luminous X-ray source (ULX) to be observed in M31.