Swift BAT 157-Month Hard X-ray Survey » SWIFT J1740.6-2821A

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General Information:

Swift Name:	SWIFT J1740.6-2821A
RA:	265.1776 (J2000)
Dec:	-28.3205 (J2000)
S/N:	21.48
Counterpart Name:	SLX 1737-282
Ctpt RA:	265.1788 (J2000)
Ctpt Dec:	-28.3022 (J2000)
Flux:	64.05 (60.96, 67.17) × 10^-12 ergs s^-1 cm^-2, (14-195 keV)
Gamma:	2.33 (2.24, 2.43)
Chi²_{r_:}	3.29
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 J1740.6-2821A

Crab Weighted Monthly Mosaic Lightcurve for SWIFT J1740.6-2821A

Lightcurve:

BAT 157-Month Spectrum:

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1740.6-2821A

BAT Spectrum for SWIFT J1740.6-2821A

SWIFT_J1740.6-2821A.pha

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/results/transients/weak/SLX1737-282/

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