The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

General Information:

BAT image for SWIFT J2253.9+1608

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 J2253.9+1608

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

Source Number:149
Swift Name:SWIFT J2253.9+1608
ID:3C 454.3
RA deg:343.4906 (J2000)
Dec deg:16.1482 (J2000)
>15 deg:y*
SNR:21.25
fBAT:19.0 x 10-11 ergs/cm2/sec (14-195 keV)
z:0.859
Log(L[ergs s-1]):47.83 (14-195 keV)
Log(nH[cm-2]):20.77
Reference:
Cmplx:
Type:Blazar
Note:
J mag:14.50
fROSAT Rate:0.263 cts/sec

BAT 9-month Lightcurves:

BAT 4-Day Light Curve for 3C 454.3

BAT 4-Day Light Curve for 3C 454.3

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