TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 12163 SUBJECT: Swift J1822.3-1606: Swift-XRT detection of the X-ray counterpart DATE: 11/07/16 00:33:30 GMT FROM: Claudio Pagani at U of Leicester C. Pagani, A. P. Beardmore (U. Leicester), J. A. Kennea (PSU) and J. R. Cummings (GSFC/UMBC) report on behalf of the Swift-XRT team. We have analysed 584 s of Photon Counting (PC) XRT data for Swift J1822.3-1606 (Cummings et al. GCN Circ. 12159),  a probable SGR.  The XRT observations started 1.2 days after the  BAT trigger. A bright, uncatalogued X-ray source is detected inside the BAT error circle at RA, Dec 275.5763, -16.0742 which is equivalent to:   RA(J2000)  = 18h 22m 18.32s   Dec(J2000) = -16d 04' 27.2" with an uncertainty of 3.6 arcseconds (radius, 90% containment). This location is 113 arcseconds from the BAT position.