IGR J18048-1455


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Type Mass Radio Counterpart Infrared/Optical Counterpart
R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) References R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) References
CV/IP
18h 04m 38.92s (±0.1") -14o 56' 47.4" (±0.1") Masetti et al. 2008
Published Papers
Miscellaneous :

Burenin et al. 2006 ATel 880:
  • Optical object near this position has Hα in emission.
  • Ew of line= 14 Angstrom at 0 redshift
  • Galactic HMXB (SEE HOWEVER MASETTI ET AL. 2008)
Masetti et al. 2008:
  • Optical spectroscopy is presented and detailed
  • Balmer and Helium emission lines at z=0
  • LMXB, source cannot be a HMXB
  • d~7 kpc
  • R=18.7
Karasev et al. 2012 (Astr. Lett.):
  • XMM-Newton observation
  • 3 emission lines around 6-7 keV in the X-ray spectrum + single temperature plasma of kT~10 keV, and NH=8.1x1022 cm-2
  • Period of ~1440s interpreted as orbital period
  • CV/IP at a distance ~1-3 k
  • CV at a distance ~1-3 kpc pc

Last updated 19 Sept. 2012

Jerome Rodriguez