Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J0051.7-7224

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J0051.7-7224
RA:	12.9177 (J2000)
Dec:	-72.4025 (J2000)
S/N:	18.11
Counterpart Name:	SMC X-3
Ctpt RA:	13.0234 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-72.4345 (J2000)
Flux:	21.12 (19.20, 23.14) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	2.96 (2.78, 3.16)
Chi²_{r_:}	1.46
Redshift:	NA
Luminosity:	NA log[ergs s^-1] (14-195 keV)
AS:	1
Class:	13
Type:	HMXB

SIMBAD
NED

BAT 157-Month Lightcurve:

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J0051.7-7224

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J0051.7-7224

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J0051.7-7224

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J0051.7-7224

SWIFT_J0051.7-7224.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/SMCX-3/

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