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   PR # 43041
   We propose an ASCA observation of an extended X-ray source discovered
   serendipitously in the ROSAT UK medium sensitivity survey. The
   extended emission coincides with a grouping of bright galaxies
   apparent on the POSS plates. Limited spectral information has been
   extracted from the ROSAT PSPC data. The ROSAT HRI and optical data
   (both of which are currently being analysed) will allow us to
   untangle the diffuse and discrete emission components in addition to
   determining the space distribution of the emitting sources. The ASCA
   observation is a necessary compliment to the existing dataset as it
   will represent a vast improvement to the available spectral data and
   elucidate the 0.5-8 keV behaviour of this enigmatic patch of
   emission.
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