IGR J18462-0223


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Type Pulsation / Orb. period Radio Counterpart Infrared/Optical Counterpart
R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) References R.A. (J2000) Dec. (J2000) References
sgHMXB, possible SFXT 997s / 2.13d (tentative) G 030.2231+00.0791 Sguera et al. 2013 (A&A)
18h 46m 12.757s (+-0.1") -02° 22' 28.48" (+-0.1")
Published Papers
Miscellaneous :
Grebenev et al. 2007 ATel 1319:
  • detected on Oct. 12 2007, over 7 hours of exposition
  • 18-45 keV flux was ~17mCrab on the average, with a peak of 35mCrab.
  • Detected up to 70 keV and spectrum described power law with Gamma=-2.7
  • not detected during 2 consequent observations with 3-sigma upper limits of 8.7 and 6.5 mCrab
  • probable SFXT
Grebenev & Sunyaev 2010:
  • INTEGRAL detection in two different epochs
  • Position compatible with location in Scutum-Centaurus arm => distance of ~6kpc.
  • Spectra of both outburst similar well fitted with bremsstrahlung of temperatures ~40 keV, or power law with Γ~2.5.
  • Addition of a cyclotron line at ~30 keV, necessary but cannot conclude on genuine presence
  • Source is a new member of the class of SFXT.
Bodaghee et al. 2012 (ApJ):
  • XMM observation => refined position
  • Nearest IR, Optical is located outside XMM error box
  • Best fit => absorbed cut off powerlaw and iron line with NH=21e22 cm-2; Γ=-0.8, Ecut=3.3 keV
  • Pulsation at 997s wi12% pulse fraction
  • Sg HMXB, possible intermediate sgHMXB-SFXT
Sguera et al. 2013 (A&A):
  • Broad band (0.5-60 keV, INTEGRAL, ASCA, Chandra, Swift) +optical/ NIR follow up + archival NIR study
  • 3σ upper limit on 0.5-10 keV (18-60 keV) fluxes = 2.9e-13 erg/s/cm2 (8e-12 erg/cm2/s) during out-of-outburst states
  • Duty cycle =1.2% with dynamic ranges > 1380 and > 190 in the 0.5-10 and 18-60 keV respectively
  • Discovery of a single very red object within the intersection of the Swift and XMM error boxes
  • Optical/NIR photometric properties compatible with heavily absorbed blue Supergiant if at 11 kpc
  • Tentative orbital period at 2.13 d

Last updated 22 July 2013

Jerome Rodriguez