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Possible Swift Counterpart of the Gamma-ray Transient Fermi J1717-5156
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Possible Swift Counterpart of the Gamma-ray Transient Fermi J1717-5156

T.-N. Lu, K. L. Li and A. K. H. Kong
The Astronomer's Telegram
2012

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Optical;X-ray;Gamma Ray;Blazar;Transient
We report follow-up Swift observations on the newly discovered gamma-ray transient Fermi J1717-5156 (Atel #4023). We combined three Swift XRT PC mode datasets resulting in a total exposure time of ~17.2ksec. A bright X-ray source is clearly detected at the gamma-ray transient location with R.A.=17:17:34.47, Decl.=-51:55:31.5 (J2000) and an error radius of 3.5 arcsec (90% confidence). We determined it as the primary X-ray counterpart.

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