Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J1256.2-0551

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J1256.2-0551
RA:	194.053 (J2000)
Dec:	-5.799 (J2000)
S/N:	12.29
Counterpart Name:	3C279
Ctpt RA:	194.0465 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-5.7893 (J2000)
Flux:	38.82 (34.66, 42.49) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	1.32 (1.09, 1.54)
Chi²_{r_:}	1.20
Redshift:	0.5360
Luminosity:	46.6 log[ergs s^-1] (14-195 keV)
AS:
Class:	80
Type:	Beamed AGN

SIMBAD
NED

BAT 157-Month Lightcurve:

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1256.2-0551

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1256.2-0551

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1256.2-0551

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1256.2-0551

SWIFT_J1256.2-0551.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/3C279/

Data last modified: 28 Jan 2019
Page last modified: 28 Aug 2020