Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J1659.2-1515

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J1659.2-1515
RA:	254.8328 (J2000)
Dec:	-15.2746 (J2000)
S/N:	18.37
Counterpart Name:	MAXI J1659-152
Ctpt RA:	254.7565 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-15.2585 (J2000)
Flux:	38.69 (35.80, 41.67) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	2.18 (2.05, 2.31)
Chi²_{r_:}	1.92
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 J1659.2-1515

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1659.2-1515

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1659.2-1515

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1659.2-1515

SWIFT_J1659.2-1515.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/MAXIJ1659-152/

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