XTE J1709-462: Swift/XRT refined position
ATel #780; J. A. Kennea (PSU), O. Godet (U Leicester) and D. N. Burrows (PSU) on behalf of the Swift/XRT team:
on 29 Mar 2006; 20:44 UT
Credential Certification: Jamie A. Kennea (kennea@astro.psu.edu)
Subjects: X-ray, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 781
In response to the work of Krauss et al. (ATEL #777), we have performed a refined analysis of the Swift/XRT data on XTE J1701-462. We find a refined XRT position for XTE J1709-462 of R.A. = 17:00:58.3, dec. = -46:11:09.0, with a 6.1 arcsecond error radius (90% containment). This refined position lies 1.7 arcseconds from the Chandra position reported in ATEL #777. We therefore conclude that the Swift/XRT position of XTE J1709-462 is consistent with the Chandra reported position.
