Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J1918.6-0516

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J1918.6-0516
RA:	289.7018 (J2000)
Dec:	-5.2378 (J2000)
S/N:	128.06
Counterpart Name:	4U 1916-053
Ctpt RA:	289.6995 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-5.2381 (J2000)
Flux:	192.70 (190.06, 195.36) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	2.62 (2.60, 2.65)
Chi²_{r_:}	1.72
Redshift:	NA
Luminosity:	NA log[ergs s^-1] (14-195 keV)
AS:	1
Class:	14
Type:	LMXB

SIMBAD
NED

BAT 157-Month Lightcurve:

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1918.6-0516

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1918.6-0516

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1918.6-0516

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1918.6-0516

SWIFT_J1918.6-0516.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/4U1916-053/

Data last modified: 15 Sep 2025
Page last modified: 03 Jun 2025