The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

General Information:

BAT image for SWIFT J1717.1-6249

BAT Hard X-ray Image
(5 degrees on a side, red = BAT sig 14-24,
green = BAT sig 24-50, BAT sig 50-100

Optical image for SWIFT J1717.1-6249

Optical Image
(3 arcmin on a side, red = DSS 2 IR,
green = DSS 2 red, blue = DSS 2 blue

Source Number:122
Swift Name:SWIFT J1717.1-6249
ID:NGC 6300
RA deg:259.2478 (J2000)
Dec deg:-62.8206 (J2000)
>15 deg:
SNR:8.76
fBAT:9.1 x 10-11 ergs/cm2/sec (14-195 keV)
z:0.003699
Log(L[ergs s-1]):42.44 (14-195 keV)
Log(nH[cm-2]):23.34
Reference:
Cmplx:
Type:Sy 2
Note:
J mag:7.86
fROSAT Rate: cts/sec

BAT 9-month Lightcurves:

BAT 4-Day Light Curve for NGC 6300

BAT 4-Day Light Curve for NGC 6300

All BAT 9-month Lightcurves:

BAT Spectrum:

Includes the .pha file and the diagonal response matrix.

BAT Hard X-ray Transient Source Page:

Data last updated: 19 Mar 2012