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                          Compton Observatory

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

                      (Earth Occultation Monitoring)

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            Data for: Jan. 25, 1998 thru Jan. 28, 1998   TJD 10838-10841

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

  CRAB          10838        0.31        -2.2        66.6
                10839        0.32                    74.2
                10840        0.32                    72.0
                10841        0.32                    66.1

  CYGX-1        10838        0.19        -2.0        12.7
                10839        0.26                    36.5  
                10840        0.24                    20.7
                10841        0.24                    57.4

  VELAX-1       10838        0.38        -3.7        36.4        very large
                10839        0.03                     2.9        outburst
                10841        0.04                     3.9

  SCOX-1        10838        0.22        -5.0        14.7
                10839        0.22                    16.0
                10840        0.17                    13.4
                10841        0.11                     9.1

  1E1740-29     10838        0.10        -2.5        10.7
                10839        0.05                     4.3
                10840        0.07                     8.6
                10841        0.07                     9.0

  GRS1915+105   10838        0.10        -2.8        10.6
                10839        0.08                     8.9
                10840        0.12                    15.5
                10841        0.08                     8.8

  3C273         10838        0.02        -1.6         7.7

  GRS1758-258   10838        0.05        -2.0         6.0
                10839        0.04                     3.3
                10841        0.05                     4.3

  4U1700-377    10839        0.21        -3.0        14.2
                10840        0.21                     9.5
                10841        0.08                     6.9

  OAO1657-415   10839        0.09        -3.4         5.1

  NGC4151       10839        0.02        -2.0         4.1
                10840        0.01                     3.3
                10841        0.01                     2.4

  CYGX-3        10840        0.05        -3.3         3.8
                10841        0.03                     3.2

  GX1+4         10841        0.03        -3.0         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).