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                          Compton Observatory

   *****************   BATSE Bright Source Report   *****************

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Feb. 16, 1997 thru Feb. 18, 1997   TJD 10495-10497

  Source        TJD          Flux      Spectral    Signif**   Comments
                        (ph/cm^2 sec,   Index*
                         20-100 keV)  (20-100 keV)

  CRAB          10495        0.32        -2.2        54.3
                10496        0.33                    57.4
                10497        0.34                    54.0

  CYGX-1        10495        0.27        -2.0        52.4
                10496        0.23                    39.2
                10497        0.21                    41.3

  GROJ1744-28   10495        0.41        -4.2        29.3
                10496        0.42                    30.3
                10497        0.41                    29.5

  VELAX-1       10495        0.21        -3.7        21.4
                10496        0.15                    15.8
                10497        0.07                     7.0

  SCOX-1        10495        0.29        -5.0        15.7
                10496        0.19                    10.3
                10497        0.21                    10.2

  4U1700-377    10495        0.10        -3.0         8.2  
                10496        0.08                     5.2 
                10497        0.11                     6.6

  CENX-3        10495        0.07        -4.5         7.5
                10496        0.04                     4.0
                10497        0.06                     5.4

  GX339-4       10495        0.06        -2.4         6.7
                10496        0.05                     5.6
                10497        0.05                     6.8

  CYGX-3        10495        0.06        -3.3         6.4
                10497        0.06                     5.1

  GRS1915+105   10495        0.06        -2.8         6.4  well detected
                10496        0.10                     9.6
                10497        0.08                     9.9

  HERX-1        10496        0.07        -4.4         3.6  main high start
                10497        0.07                     5.0

  3C273         10497        0.02        -1.6         3.1

  Notes:   * Spectral index for power law fit to photon number spectrum
             (photons/cm^2-s) in 20-100 keV band

           **Detection Significance, = Flux/Sigma

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  The information given above comes from the quick-look analysis performed
  daily on data obtained from the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE).
  The typical sensitivity of these measurements using the Earth occultation
  technique (one-day integration) is ~100 mCrab. Be aware that sources within
  about 22 degrees of the orbital poles are not occulted by the Earth;
  therefore, some bright sources may not show up in the daily averages.

  These quick-look science results are freely available, but should be 
  considered preliminary.  Please use with caution.  For additional information,
  contact B.A. Harmon (harmon@sslmor.msfc.nasa.gov).