Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J0520.9-7156

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J0520.9-7156
RA:	80.0901 (J2000)
Dec:	-71.9552 (J2000)
S/N:	21.99
Counterpart Name:	LMC X-2
Ctpt RA:	80.1168 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-71.9648 (J2000)
Flux:	20.36 (19.38, 21.36) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	6.23 (5.89, 6.62)
Chi²_{r_:}	1.04
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 J0520.9-7156

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J0520.9-7156

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J0520.9-7156

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J0520.9-7156

SWIFT_J0520.9-7156.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/LMCX-2/

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