Paper:	The infrared counterpart of GX 17+2
Volume:	261, The Physics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects
Page:	275
Authors:	Callanan, P. J.; Curran, P.; Filippenko, A. V.; Garcia, M. R.; Margon, B.; Deutsch, E.; Fender, R. P.
Abstract:	We present Keck K-band observations of GX 17+2 which reveal a bright counterpart in the radio error circle of Deutsch et al. (1999), coincident with their star ``A''. These observations imply an amplitude of variability of ~25--40 between our measurements and the IR observations of Deutsch et al. (1999). However, quasi-simultaneous RXTE ASM observations show no X-ray counterpart to this flux variation, suggesting that the IR flux is not due to reprocessed X-ray radiation. We propose that the large radio outbursts observed from this source (Penninx et al. 1988) also give rise to synchrotron flares in the IR.

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