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Author:
BATSE Pulsar Team
Date:
January 11, 2000
Contact:
Dr. Robert B. Wilson
BATSE Bright Source Report (Pulsed Sources)
Cen X-3
The parameters below are used for this source in the BATSE epoch-folding monitor
Source Monitor Parameters
RA
170.313 deg
Decl
-60.623 deg
OTTB Temp
12.0 keV
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period
2.087085897 days
Period Deriv.
-1.0576E-08 days/day
Epoch
2446153.674349 (JED)
axsin(i)
39.627 light-sec
Long. of periastron
81.78 deg
Apsidal Rate
0.0 deg/year
Eccentricity
0.000909