MAXI J1659-152 is a BH candidate

Bibcode
2010ATel.2881....1K
Kalamkar, M.; Yang, Y.; Altamirano, D.; Casella, P.; Linares, M.; Patruno, A.; Armas-Padilla, M.; Cavecchi, Y.; Degenaar, N.; Russell, D.; Kaur, R.; van der Klis, M.; Watts, A.; Wijnands, R.; Rea, N.
Bibliographical reference

The Astronomer's Telegram, #2881

Advertised on:
9
2010
Number of authors
15
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
11
Refereed citations
9
Description
We report on a pointed RXTE/PCA observation of the transient source MAXI J1659-152 (Atel #2873,#2874,#2875,#2877,#2880 GCN #11296,#11299, #11307 - initially referred to as GRB 100925A). The observation started on 28th September 2010 at 00:51:10 UT, for a total integration time of ~ 16 ks. We find strong variability in the X-ray light curve (average of ~520 cnts/sec/PCU in the 2-60 keV range). The fractional rms amplitude in the 0.01-100 Hz frequency range is 23.7(6)%.
Type
Non-refereed
Black holes

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