Swift-XRT Survey of Fermi Unassociated Sources

These results are part of the Swift program to follow-up Fermi unassociated sources in an attempt to find X-ray counterparts to the unidentified gamma-ray sources. As new observations are performed, these pages will be updated in nearly real time. Please use these results as a guide and proceed with caution when using them in a publication since they are the result of an automated analysis.

When using these data and results in publications, please reference M.C. Stroh & A.D. Falcone 2013, ApJS, 207, 28; arXiv: 1305.4949 for a description of many of the analysis techniques used to reduce these data (note: a more detailed paper describing the complete data set and analysis is forthcoming). Please contact Abe Falcone and Michael Stroh at unassociated@swift.psu.edu if you have any questions about the program or the analysis, or to simply to let us know that you've made use of these data.
Caution: For completeness, sources are listed if the "detection" exceeds 3 sigma. The significances and images are shown so you can make more stringent significance cuts, if desired.

3FGL J1729.7-2408

Field

Detected Excesses
Swift-XRT image of the field for 3FGL J1729.7-2408 Swift-XRT detections in the field for 3FGL J1729.7-2408

Detected Excesses (SNR(Sosta) > 3.0)

# R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) Pos. Error (") Rate (cts/s) Counts SNR (Detect) SNR (Sosta)
1 17 30 10.31 -24 02 19.45 4.90 (10 ± 2) x 10-3 40 5.463 5.123

Rejected Excesses (Due to Overlaps or SNR(Sosta) < 3.0)

# R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) Pos. Error (") Rate (cts/s) Counts SNR (Detect) SNR (Sosta)
1 17 29 46.16 -24 15 11.75 6.04 (3.3 ± 1.2) x 10-3 14 2.743 2.742
2 17 29 23.72 -24 09 29.93 5.82 (3.5 ± 1.3) x 10-3 17 2.673 2.672
3 17 30 31.42 -24 11 19.10 6.78 (2.8 ± 1.0) x 10-3 11 2.569 2.661
4 17 29 03.96 -24 05 25.47 6.12 (2.8 ± 1.1) x 10-3 12 2.631 2.529
5 17 29 21.48 -24 13 14.30 7.27 (2.6 ± 1.1) x 10-3 8 2.375 2.387

X-Ray and Gamma Ray Catalogs

More Catalogs
Swift-XRT image with known X-ray and gamma ray sources for 3FGL J1729.7-2408 Swift-XRT image with known radio, optical and UV sources for 3FGL J1729.7-2408

Known X-Ray and Gamma Ray Sources

# Source Name R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) Offset (') Observatory/Database Table
1 2RXS J173013.0-240234 17 30 13.01 -24 02 34.08 8.65 ROSAT
1RXS J173013.1-240234 17 30 13.10 -24 02 34.44 8.66 ROSAT

Known Radio, Optical and UV Sources

# Source Name R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) Offset (') Database Table
1 NVSS J172943-240010 17 29 43.10 -24 00 10.08 8.06 NVSS
TGSSADR J172953.1-241637 17 29 53.11 -24 16 36.84 8.63 GMRTAS150M
2 NVSS J172952-241638 17 29 52.90 -24 16 37.92 8.64 NVSS
3 NVSS J172930-241648 17 29 30.29 -24 16 48.00 9.15 NVSS
4 NVSS J172942-235759 17 29 42.31 -23 58 00.12 10.24 NVSS
5 NVSS J173002-241757 17 30 02.11 -24 17 57.12 10.54 NVSS

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