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LSXPS J174042.7-281807

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Postage stamp image of LSXPS J174042.7-281807

This image is 160 pixels (=6.3′ to a side).
LSXPS J174042.7-281807 is indicated by the cross-hairs. What do the colours mean?The next nearest source is 6″ away.

Detection flag:: Good
Total exposure:: 13 ks
RA (J2000):: 17^h 40^m 42.77^s=265.1782°
Dec (J2000):: -28° 18′ 08.0″=-28.3022°
Err₉₀:: 0.7′′(XRT+2MASS)
l:: +359° 58′ 24.9″=359.9736°
b:: +01° 14′ 57.6″=+1.2493°
Mean count rate: 0.00 (+3.43, -0.00) ×10^-2 ct s^-1
Galactic N_H: 9.5×10²¹ cm^-2
HRs: HR1=0.91 (±0.04)
HR2=0.421 (±0.017)
Observed between:: 2005-09-03 07:00 and 2025-05-20 20:42
Present in:: 105 datasets (total)
87 datasets (with blind detections)
95 datasets (count-rate detections)
Possible aliases: LSXPS J174042.7-281812
External catalogue matches:: 6
Search Vizier | Simbad.
LSXPS ID: 1081925

Nearest neighbour

LSXPS J174042.3-281803 — 6″ away

Nearest 'OK' neighbour

LSXPS J174042.3-281803 — 6″ away

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Band	Total (0.3—10 keV)	Soft (0.3—1 keV)	Medium (1—2 keV)	Hard (2—10 keV)
Mean rate (ct s^-1)	0.00 (+3.43, -0.00) ×10^-2	1.61 (+0.23, -0.21) ×10^-2	0.362 (±0.011)	0.889 (±0.017)
Peak rate (ct s^-1)	2.73 (±0.17)	4.6 (+3.0, -2.2) ×10^-2	0.59 (±0.05)	2.01 (±0.14)
Detected?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3 σ UL (ct s^-1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Counts detected	4980	66	1447	3536
BG counts	11047	7.420	118.4	257.4
Corr fact	4.37	4.43	4.38	4.36
P_const,χ	1.00 (obs) <10^-16 (snapshot)	1.00 (obs) 0.26 (snapshot)	1.00 (obs) <10^-16 (snapshot)	1.00 (obs) <10^-16 (snapshot)

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