4U 1630-47 is a black-hole X-ray transient with one of the shortest
recurrence times. Despite its regular outburst behaviour little is known about
this source. Only recently has attention to this system increased. I discuss
there the basic known (X-ray) properties of 4U 1630-47 and report on X-ray and
radio observations obtained during its recent outburst, starting in 1998
February. These observations strengthen some of the similarities seen between
4U 1630-47 and the Galactic superluminal sources GRO J1655-40 and GRS 1915+105,
and provide the first detection of 4U 1630-47 in the radio. Using an updated
outburst ephemeris I predict the next outburst to occur about a week before
Christmas 1999.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, updated how to refer to this paper: to appear in:
R.N.Ogley, J. Bell Burnell (eds.), 2nd Workshop on Galactic Sources with
Relativistic Jets, NewAR, 42, in pres
