BeppoSAX observations of a new X-ray burster in the Galactic Center region, possibly coincident with a recurrent transient

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We report BeppoSAX NFI observations of the X-ray source SAX~J1747.0--2853 recently discovered in the region of the Galactic Center. The presence of type I X-ray bursts indicates that this source, positionally coincident with the transient GX~0.2--0.2 observed in 1976, is a neutron star accreting from a low mass companion.
4 pages, 5 figures. Using s-tables.tex macro. Accepted for publication in A&A Letters. Title change and references updated

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