  I have studied the variability properties and localization of 3EG J1746-2851
based on EGRET data of the observing periods 1-4. Using corrections for know
systematic problems and performing various consistency checks I find no
evidence of variability with an amplitude exceeding 30% with the possible
exception of viewing period 429, for which a strong soft excess is observed.
3EG J1746-2851 is displaced from the exact Galactic Center towards positive
Galactic longitudes. Sgr A*, the center of Sgr A East, the pulsar J1747-2958,
and the TeV gamma-ray source observed with HESS seem to be excluded as possible
counterparts at the > 95% level.
