{
  "bibcode": "1998GCN...107....1K",
  "body": "C. Kouveliotou, Universities Space Research Association, M. Kippen, P.\nWoods, G. Richardson, University of Alabama in Huntsville, V.\nConnaughton, National Research Council, report on behalf of the BATSE\nteam at NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center:\n\nBATSE has detected repeated soft gamma-ray bursts consistent with the\nsame (previously unknown) location. We recorded three bursts on June\n15.109, 15.296, 15.411 UT (BATSE triggers 6825, 6826, 6827,\nrespectively) with an average duration of ~ 200 milliseconds.\nPreliminary spectral analysis of the data indicates that the events\nare very soft, with power law spectral indices varying between -3.0\nand -7.0. BATSE triggered 5 more times, on June 17.873, 17.901,\n18.004, 18.035, and 18.071 UT (BATSE trigger numbers 6833, 6834, 6835,\n6836 and 6837, respectively). The last trigger had a peak count rate\nof over 300000 counts/sec above background (integrated over 4\ndetectors between 20-1000 keV, in 1 second interval) and a duration of\n~ 3 seconds. Due to its very high peak intensity, deadtime effects\nprevent us from using it for localization, until we receive more data\ntypes. The weighted location of the 7 remaining triggers is centered\non R.A. = 16h27m12.0s and dec = -41d06.0' with an error radius of\nabout 2 degrees.  This location does not correspond to any previously\nknown SGR source; we conclude that we have discovered a new source,\nSGR1627-41. We have initiated an RXTE ToO and we strongly encourage\nwide field observations at other wavelengths.",
  "circularId": 107,
  "createdOn": 898140980000,
  "email": "kouveliotou@eagles.msfc.nasa.gov",
  "subject": "Discovery of a new SGR source, SGR1627-41",
  "submitter": "Chryssa Kouveliotou at MSFC  <kouveliotou@eagles.msfc.nasa.gov>"
}