AGILE pointing at 3C 454.3 end of the observations and preliminary results.
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Date Issued
2007-08-01
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Abstract
The AGILE satellite, currently in the scientific performance verification phase, has observed the 3C 454.3 field starting on 2007-07-24 14 30 UT, and ending on 2007-07-30 11 40 UT. The AGILE repointing followed a significant flaring activity of this blazar, as detected in the optical and X-ray bands. AGILE subsequently detected the source in the gamma-ray energy band during the early phase of the observation (see ATel #1160).