GCN 42754: EP251118a: preliminary result of EP-FXT follow-up observation

R. Shi, Q. J. Huang, D. F. Hu (PMO, CAS), F. F. Song (YNAO, CAS), S. Q. Jiang (NAO, CAS), Q. C. Liu (THU), C. C. Jin (NAO, CAS) report on behalf of the Einstein Probe team:

The Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT) on board the Einstein Probe (EP) performed one ToO observation for EP251118a, starting at 2025-11-19T04:02:14 (UTC). Within the WXT error circle, an uncatalogued X-ray source was detected at R.A. = 123.1677 deg, DEC = 10.9364 deg (J2000) with an uncertainty of 20 arcsec in radius (90% C.L. statistical and systematic). The position is consistent with the optical counterpart reported before (Malesani et al. GCN [42751](https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/42751)) with a seperation of 14.75 arcsec.

Further information will be updated when the telemetry data is received.

Launched on January 9, 2024, EP is a space X-ray observatory to monitor the soft X-ray sky with X-ray follow-up capability (Yuan et al. 2022, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics).