XTE J1743-363
POSSIBLE
MILKY WAY
Constellation
Scorpius |
Equatorial coordinates
α = 17 43 01.324
δ = -36 22 22.245 |
Galactic coordinates
l = 353.3701°
b = -3.4203° |
| Suspected |
2012Ref |
| Confirmed |
- |
| Symbiotic IR type |
S?Ref |
| Hot component type |
accreting-only?Ref |
| Outbursts |
- |
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Symbiotic Catalogs
| Bidelman (1954) |
- |
Allen (1984) |
- |
Belzcyński et al. (2001) |
- |
| Gaposchkin (1957) |
- |
Kenyon (1986) |
- |
Akras et al. (2019) |
- |
| Boyarchuk (1969) |
- |
Vaidis (1988, 1991) |
- |
Position
| Right ascension (°) |
265.7555Ref |
Parallax (mas) |
-0.083±0.099Ref |
Reddening E(B-V) (mag) |
1.06±0.02Ref, Note |
| Declination (°) |
-36.3728Ref |
Distance (kpc) |
8.05Ref, Note, 7.46Ref, Note |
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| Galactic longitude (°) |
353.3701Ref |
Proper motion in α (mas/yr) |
-4.48±0.11Ref |
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| Galactic latitude (°) |
-3.4203Ref |
Proper motion in δ (mas/yr) |
-1.65±0.05Ref |
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Observations
| X-Ray |
YesRef |
IR type |
S?Ref |
Radio |
- |
| X-Ray type |
γRef |
J (mag) |
9.62Ref |
Flickering |
- |
| GALEX FUV (mag) |
- |
H (mag) |
8.31Ref |
Outbursts |
- |
| GALEX NUV (mag) |
- |
K (mag) |
7.62Ref |
Outburst type |
- |
| IUE |
NoRef |
WISE W1 (mag) |
7.13Ref |
Jets |
- |
| FUSE |
NoRef |
WISE W2 (mag) |
7.07Ref |
Resolved nebula |
- |
| U (mag) |
- |
WISE W3 (mag) |
5.91Ref |
IPmax (eV) |
- |
| B (mag) |
- |
WISE W4 (mag) |
5.23Ref |
[O III] lines |
- |
| V (mag) |
- |
IRAS 12μm (Jy) |
- |
He II lines |
- |
| R (mag) |
16.80Ref |
IRAS 25μm (Jy) |
- |
[Fe VII] lines |
- |
| I (mag) |
- |
IRAS 60μm (Jy) |
- |
O VI lines |
- |
| BP (mag) |
19.52Ref |
IRAS 100μm (Jy) |
- |
|
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| G (mag) |
15.22Ref |
AKARI S09 (Jy) |
- |
|
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| RP (mag) |
13.43Ref |
AKARI S18 (Jy) |
- |
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Orbit
| Orbital period (days) |
- |
γ velocity (km/h) |
- |
Size of giant’s orbit (AU) |
- |
| Eccentricity |
- |
RV of giant (km/h) |
- |
Separation (AU) |
- |
| Inclination (°) |
- |
Inferior conj. of giant (JD) |
- |
Mass function |
- |
| Eclipses |
- |
|
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Mass ratio |
- |
| Orbital ephemeris |
- |
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Cool component
| Spectral type |
M8IIIRef |
Mass (M⊙) |
- |
Pulsation |
- |
| Eff. temperature (K) |
- |
Radius (R⊙) |
- |
Type |
- |
| IR type |
S?Ref |
Luminosity (L⊙) |
- |
Pulsation period (days) |
- |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] |
- |
|
|
Pulsation ephemeris |
- |
Hot component
| Type/Spectral type |
NS?Ref |
Mass (M⊙) |
- |
Spin period (min) |
- |
| Shell-burning/Accreting-only |
accreting-only?Ref |
Radius (R⊙) |
- |
Accretion disk |
- |
| Eff. temperature (K) |
- |
Luminosity (L⊙) |
- |
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| Lower limit (K) |
- |
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| Upper limit (K) |
- |
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Notes
This star is suspected to be a symbiotic star based on the coincidence of an X-ray source with an M8 III star, as indicated in Smith et al. (2012). Its spectrum does not show prominent emission lines.
References
- Bozzo, E., Romano, P., Ferrigno, C. et al., 2013, A&A, 556, A30, 2013A&A...556A..30B
- Smith, D. M., Markwardt, C. B., Swank, J. H. et al., 2012, MNRAS, 422, 3, 2661, 2012MNRAS.422.2661S
Last updated: August 22, 2021