Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J1226.6-6244

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J1226.6-6244
RA:	186.6569 (J2000)
Dec:	-62.7702 (J2000)
S/N:	2330.17
Counterpart Name:	GX 301-2
Ctpt RA:	186.6567 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-62.7706 (J2000)
Flux:	2842.04 (2840.21, 2843.87) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	3.24 (3.23, 3.24)
Chi²_{r_:}	112445.95
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 J1226.6-6244

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1226.6-6244

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1226.6-6244

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1226.6-6244

SWIFT_J1226.6-6244.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/GX301-2/

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