Swift J061223.0+701243.9 = 2SXPS J061222.5+701243

This object is not in the BAT 157 month catalog and not yet in VSX.

A finding chart for Swift J0612

SkyView image of Swift J061223.0+701243.9 (see important notes).

Position

Equatorial: 06^h12^m22.63^s, +70^d12^m43.1^s (Gaia)
Galactic: l=144.05, b=+22.21

Finding Chart:

Brigntness:

Optical: G=19.9 (Gaia); X-rays: 3.6x10^-12 ergs cm^-2s^-1 (2SXPS)

IP Credential:

** (Possible): The optical counterpart has a spectrum typical of magnetic CVs; however, little is known about this source and the discovery is described that of a transient.

Periods:

Orbital:
Spin:
Others:

Inclination:

Distance:

(No parallax in Gaia EDR3)

References

Grupe et al. 2006, ATel 775 (optical identification
Butters et al. 2011 (X-rays)

Please send your comments, suggestions etc. to Koji.Mukai@nasa.gov and/or Koji.Mukai@umbc.edu

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IPs

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Related Systems

Swift J061223.0+701243.9 = 2SXPS J061222.5+701243

References