The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

General Information:

Swift Name:SWIFT J1717.1-6249
RA:259.2522 (J2000)
Dec:-62.8238 (J2000)
S/N:58.77
Counterpart Name:NGC 6300
Ctpt RA:259.2478 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:-62.8206 (J2000)
Flux:102.66 (99.75, 105.57) × 10-12 ergs s-1 cm-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:2.01 (1.97, 2.05)
Chi2r:16.34
Redshift:0.0037
Luminosity:42.50 log[ergs s-1] (14-195 keV)
AS:1
Class:5
Type:Sy2

BAT 157-Month Lightcurve:

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1717.1-6249

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1717.1-6249

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1717.1-6249

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1717.1-6249

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

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