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LAT Monitored Sources in BAT Transient Monitor

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This page was last modified on Fri Feb 6 16:40:55 UTC 2009 (5.87361 hours later)

LAT Monitored Sources in BAT Transient Monitor

The following are the sources the LAT team will monitor during the first year (and most likely throughout the mission). This list will most likely grow as the mission progresses.

Source Type Source Name EGRET Name BAT monitor Source Name Average or Min.
EGRET Flux
above 100 MeV
(10-8 γ cm-2s-1)
Galactic
Lattitude
Redshift TeV
Source
Blazar 0208-512 3EGJ0210-5055 QSO B0208-5115 85.5 ± 4.5 -61.9 1.003  
0235+164 3EGJ0237+1635 AO 0235+16 65.1 ± 8.8 -39.1 0.94  
PKS 0528+134 3EGJ0530+1323 PKS 0528+134 93.5 ± 3.6 -11.1 2.060  
S5 0716+71 3EGJ0721+7120 QSO B0716+714 17.8 ± 2.0 28 0.3  
0827+243 3EGJ0829+2413 QSO J0830+2411 24.9 ± 3.9 31.7 0.939  
OJ 287 3EGJ0853+1941 3EG J0853+1941 10.6 ± 3.0 35.8 0.306  
Mrk 421 3EGJ1104+3809 Mrk 421 13.9 ± 1.8 65.0 0.031 Yes
W Com
1219+285
3EGJ1222+2841 QSO B1219+285 11.5 ± 1.8 83.5 0.102 Yes
3C 273 3EGJ1229+0210 3C 273 15.4 ± 1.8 64.5 0.158  
3C 279 3EGJ1255-0549 3C 279 74.2 ± 2.8 57.0 0.538 Yes
1406-076 3EGJ1409-0745 QSO B1406-074 27.4 ± 2.8 50.3 1.494  
H 1426+428 NA H 1426+428   64.9 0.129 Yes
1510-089 3EGJ1512-0849 QSO J1512-0906 18.0 ± 3.8 40.1 0.36  
PKS 1622-297 3EGJ1625-2955 PKS 1622-297 47.4 ± 3.7 13.4 0.815  
1633+383 3EGJ1635+3813 4C 38.41 58.4 ± 5.2 42.3 1.814  
Mrk 501 NA Mrk 501   38.9 0.033 Yes
1730-130
NRAO 530
3EGJ1733-1313 QSO B1730-130 36.1 ± 3.4 10.6 0.902  
1ES 1959+650 NA 1ES 1959+650   17.7 0.048 Yes
PKS 2155-304 3EG2158-3023 PKS 2155-304 13.2 ± 3.2 -52.2 0.116 Yes
BL_Lacertae
(2200+420)
3EGJ2202+4217 QSO B2200+420 39.9 ± 11.6 -10.4 0.069 Yes
3C 454.3 3EGJ2254+1601 3C 454.3 53.7 ± 4.0 -38.3 0.859  
1ES 2344+514 NA 1ES 2344+514   -9.9 0.044 Yes
HMXB LSI+61 303
2CG135+01
3EGJ0241+6103 2CG 135+01 69.3 ± 6.1 1.0   Yes
any source (except Crab, Vela, and Geminga pulsars)     monitor if flux exceeds 2x10-6 cm-2s-1      

This page was last modified on Fri Feb 6 16:41:01 UTC 2009


The BAT Transient Monitor contact is:
Hans Krimm, hans.krimm@nasa.gov,
301-286-6955