Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J1712.2-4051

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J1712.2-4051
RA:	258.1302 (J2000)
Dec:	-40.8552 (J2000)
S/N:	22.72
Counterpart Name:	4U 1708-40
Ctpt RA:	258.0990 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-40.8427 (J2000)
Flux:	34.84 (33.11, 36.57) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	6.41 (6.08, 6.77)
Chi²_{r_:}	1.42
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 J1712.2-4051

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1712.2-4051

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1712.2-4051

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1712.2-4051

SWIFT_J1712.2-4051.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/4U1708-40/

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