Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J0420.0-5457

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J0420.0-5457
RA:	64.9535 (J2000)
Dec:	-54.9466 (J2000)
S/N:	11.73
Counterpart Name:	NGC 1566
Ctpt RA:	65.0017 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-54.9378 (J2000)
Flux:	19.40 (16.47, 22.47) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	1.72 (1.51, 1.93)
Chi²_{r_:}	1.00
Redshift:	0.0050
Luminosity:	42.04 log[ergs s^-1] (14-195 keV)
AS:	1
Class:	4
Type:	Sy1.5

SIMBAD
NED

BAT 157-Month Lightcurve:

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J0420.0-5457

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J0420.0-5457

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J0420.0-5457

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J0420.0-5457

SWIFT_J0420.0-5457.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/NGC1566/

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