The Chandra High Resolution Camera observed the fields of five hard X-ray sources in order to help us obtain X-ray coordinates with subarcsecond precision. These observations provide the most accurate X-ray positions known for IGR J16393–4643 and IGR J17091–3624. The obscured X-ray pulsar IGR J16393–4643 lies at R.A. (J2000)?= 16h39m0547, and decl. = –46°42'130 (error radius of 06 at 90% confidence). This position is incompatible with the previously proposed counterpart 2MASS J16390535–4642137, and it points instead to a new counterpart candidate that is possibly blended with the Two Micron All Sky Survey star. The black hole candidate IGR J17091–3624 was observed during its 2011 outburst providing coordinates of R.A. = 17h09m0759, and decl. = –36°24'254. This position is compatible with those of the proposed optical/IR and radio counterparts, solidifying the source's status as a microquasar. Three targets, IGR J14043–6148, IGR J16358–4726, and IGR J17597–2201, were not detected. We obtained 3σ upper limits of, respectively, 1.7, 1.8, and 1.5 × 10–12?erg?cm–2?s–1 on their 2-10?keV fluxes.
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