Optical Couterpart of SWIFT J1753.5-0127
ATel #549; J. P. Halpern
on 2 Jul 2005; 05:16 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Request For Observations
Credential Certification: Jules Halpern (jules@astro.columbia.edu)
Subjects: Optical, X-ray, Transient
Observing on the MDM 2.4m telescope on 2005 July 2 04:40 UT, I find a bright optical
counterpart of SWIFT J1753.5-0127 as reported in ATEL #546 and ATEL #547.
A new star at (J2000) 17h53m28.3s, -01d27m06s (uncertainty radius ~1"),within the
Swift XRT error circle, but not visible on the DSS, has R~15.8 in comparison with
a nearby USNO B1.0 star.
