{
  "body": "J. Yang (ZZU), J. P. Chen (SYSU), B. T. Wang (YNAO, CAS), R. D. Liang, Y. Liu (NAO, CAS) on behalf of the Einstein Probe (EP) team:\n\nThe EP-WXT trigger 01709260362 at the time of 2026-04-21T20:52:02, is likely a stellar flare associated with G 151-9. The estimated flux of the flare is around 2.8e-10 erg/s/cm^2 in 0.5-4.0 keV, corresponding to an X-ray luminosity of around 2.7e31 erg/s. \n\nLaunched 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).",
  "subject": "The EP-WXT trigger 01709260362 is likely a flaring star",
  "submitter": "EP Team at NAOC/CAS <ep_ta@bao.ac.cn>",
  "circularId": 44386,
  "bibcode": "2026GCN.44386....1Y",
  "createdOn": 1776821457953,
  "format": "text/plain",
  "submittedHow": "web"
}