IGR J11435-6109


Other names =

2E 1141.6-6050 CXOU J114400.3-610736


Type Pulse/Orb. period Radio Counterpart Infrared/Optical Counterpart
R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) References R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) References
pulsar
HMXB / B0.5 Ve companion
161.76 s / 52.36 d USNO-B1.0 0288-0337502 Tomsick et al. 2007 Atel 1231
Published Papers
Miscellaneous :
Zand & Heise 2004 (Atel 362) & Swank and Markwardt 2004 (Atel 359)
  • NH~9 X 1022 cm-2
  • Gamma ~1.9 - 2.3
  • Pulsations at 161.76 ± 0.01 sec
  • possible orbital period of 52.5d (Atel 362)
Torrejon & Negueruela (Atel 370)
  • Not associated with 1RXS J114358.1-610736
  • Magnitudes of USNO-B1.0 0288-0337948 (Be star of spectral type ~B3): B2=13.17, R2=12.95, I=11.61
Corbet & Remillard (Atel 377) Orbital period confirmed at 52.46 ± 0.06 days with RXTE/ASM
Wen et al. 2006 (ApJS) Orbital period confirmed at 52.36 days with RXTE/ASM
Tomsick et al. 2007 (ATel 1231)
  • Chandra observations:
  • Energy spectrum consistent with an absorbed power-law, Γ=~1.0, NH~10 e22 cm-2
  • 0.3-10 keV flux 4.8e-12 ergs/cm2/s.
  • USNO-B1.0 0288-0337502 = UCAC 04813819 = 2MASS J11440030-6107364 = DENIS J114400.2-610736 very probable counterpart.
  • B = 16.6, R = 15.7, and I = 14.8 in USNO, J = 13.00 , H = 12.34, and K = 11.852 in 2MASS and I = 14.5, J = 13.02, and K = 11.81 in DENIS
  • Counterpart is an HMXB
  • Significant amount of the absorption is intrinsic to the source.
  • USNO-B1.0 0288-0337948 is not the counterpart, no X-ray emission is found in the chandra observation at this position
Negueruela et al. 2007 (ATel 1239)
  • confirm the identification of 2MASS J11440030-6107364 = USNO-B1.0 0288-0337502 as the correct counterpart.
  • Spectroscopic SAAO 1.9-m telescope observations of this source.
  • Below 5000A the source is too faint to be detected. The 5000-7800A spectrum shows a strong H-alpha emission line on top of a reddened continuum.
  • -26A EW and lack of any other obvious stellar features => source is an obscured Be star, compatible with the position of IGR J11435-6109 in the Corbet diagram.
  • NTT=>B=17.71, V=16.43, R=15.44.
  • Even for a B2Ve counterpart the source is at least at 6 kpc.
Tomsick et al. 2008:
  • Absorbed power law, NH=15x1022 cm-2, Γ= 1.1, Unabs. 0.3-10 keV flux=9.1 e-12 erg/cm2/s
  • if d>6kpc => L0.3-10 keV > 3e34 erg/s
Masetti et al. 2009:
  • Optical spectroscopy
  • Av~5.7, d~8.6 kpc
  • B2 III or B0 V counterpart
Coleiro et al. (2013) :
  • NTT/Sofi NIR Spectroscopy
  • Several lines in spectra among which possible He I, Mg II, He II, and possibly N III, CIII and Fe II in emission
  • Possible [Fe II] line in H-band spectrum
  • Spectrum similar to IGR J10101-5654, but fewer lines, and not some typical lines of B[e] star are not observed
  • Companion star suggested to be a B0.5Ve
  • Broad band SED fitted with 2 black bodies => Av=7.98, Tdust=925.6 K
  • Relatively weak mIR excess probably due to bremsstrahlung coming decretion disk of Be star

Last updated 9 october 2013

Jerome Rodriguez