TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  42903
SUBJECT: EP251130a: Einstein Probe detection of an X-ray transient
DATE:    25/11/30 11:51:35 GMT
FROM:    EP Team at NAOC/CAS <ep_ta@bao.ac.cn>

T. Wu, H. C. Ding (AHNU), Y. H. Jiang, Y. Wu (NJU), Y. Wang (PMO), W. J. Zhang, Y. Liu (NAO, CAS), on behalf of the Einstein Probe (EP) team:


We report on the detection of an X-ray transient by the Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) on board the Einstein Probe (EP) mission, designated EP251130a. The transient triggered EP-WXT (ID: 01709249022) at 2025-11-30T11:07:49 (UTC). The WXT position of the source is R.A. = 101.041 deg, DEC = 27.394 deg (J2000) with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin in radius (90% C.L. statistical and systematic).

A follow-up observation with the Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT) was performed automatically. Within the WXT error circle, an uncatalogued X-ray source was detected at R.A. = 101.0242 deg, DEC = 27.3824 deg (J2000) with an uncertainty of 20 arcsec in radius (90% C.L. statistical and systematic).

Further information will be updated when the telemetry data is received.

Launched on January 9, 2024, EP is a space X-ray observatory to monitor the soft X-ray sky with X-ray follow-up capability (Yuan et al. 2022, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics).