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ID# 42

XTE J1817-330

(Rupen2006)

RA     (ICRS)     DEC [hh:mm:ss.ss]          [dd:mm:ss.ss] 18:17:43.53  -33:01:07.57

ℓ                      b [deg]                            [deg] 359.8172195  -07.99544288

Year of discovery: 2006  
(Remillard2006a)

# of outbursts after discovery:

Basic data

Distance [kpc]	5.5±4.5	Sala2007
Distance to the plane (z) [kpc]	-0.8±0.6	Sala2007
Orbital period (Porb) [h]
Peak X-ray flux [erg s-1 cm-2] [keV]	4.94E-08 [2-10]	Sala2007
Outburst magnitude (AB)	g'=14.93±0.05	Torres2006a
Quiescent magnitude (AB)	V>22.0	Sala2007
E(B-V) [mag]	0.214	Schlafly2011

It is not a dynamical BH but there was at least a suggestion that it might contain a BH based on X-ray properties

NOTES

XTE J1817-330: The reported distance is uncertain.

Dynamical parameters

Orbital period [h]
Star's spectral type	K – M?	Sala2007
Star's radial velocity amplitude (K2) [km/s]
Mass function 'f(M1)' [M☉]
BH mass (M1) [M☉]	?6+4-2	Sala2007
Mass ratio (q=M2/M1)
Inclination angle (i) [deg]

Optical/NIR magnitudes

Mag. Outburst (AB) Torres2006a
	g'=14.93±0.05
Mag. Quiescent (AB) Sala2007
	V>22.0

Aladin finding chart

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XTE J1817-330 in Simbad

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