VERITAS and Multiwavelength Observations of the BL Lacertae Object 1ES 1741+196

We present results from multiwavelength observations of the BL Lacertae object 1ES 1741+196, including results in the very-high-energy $\gamma$-ray regime using the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS). The VERITAS time-averaged spectrum, measured above 180 GeV, is well-modelled by a power law with a spectral index of $2.7\pm {0.7}_{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{t}}\pm {0.2}_{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{y}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}}$. The integral flux above 180 GeV is $(3.9\pm {0.8}_{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{t}}\pm {1.0}_{\mathrm{s}\mathrm{y}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}})\times {10}^{-8}$ m${}^{-2}$ s${}^{-1}$, corresponding to 1.6% of the Crab Nebula flux on average. The multiwavelength spectral energy distribution of the source suggests that 1ES 1741+196 is an extreme-high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object. The observations analysed in this paper extend over a period of six years, during which time no strong flares were observed in any band. This analysis is therefore one of the few characterizations of a blazar in a non-flaring state.