Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J1542.6-5222

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J1542.6-5222
RA:	235.5979 (J2000)
Dec:	-52.3852 (J2000)
S/N:	247.98
Counterpart Name:	H 1538-522
Ctpt RA:	235.5971 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-52.3861 (J2000)
Flux:	323.99 (322.08, 325.91) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	3.33 (3.31, 3.34)
Chi²_{r_:}	402.39
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 J1542.6-5222

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1542.6-5222

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1542.6-5222

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1542.6-5222

SWIFT_J1542.6-5222.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/H1538-522/

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