J/A+A/675/A199 XRBcats. Galactic LMXB Catalogue (Avakyan+, 2023)
XRBcats: Galactic low-mass X-ray binary catalogue.
Avakyan A., Neumann M., Zainab A., Doroshenko V., Wilms J., Santangelo A.
<Astron. Astrophys. 675, A199 (2023)>
=2023A&A...675A.199A 2023A&A...675A.199A (SIMBAD/NED BibCode)
ADC_Keywords: Binaries, X-ray ; Stars, late-type ; Stars, flare ;
Positional data
Keywords: catalogs - binaries: close - stars: late-type - X-rays: binaries
Abstract:
We present a new catalogue of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in the
Galaxy. The catalogue contains source names, coordinates, source
types, fluxes, distances, system parameters, and other characteristic
properties of 349 LMXBs, including LMXBs that were newly discovered or
re-classified since the latest releases of the catalogues by Liu et
al. (2007A&A...469..807L 2007A&A...469..807L, Cat. J/A+A/469/807) and Ritter & Kolb
(2003A&A...404..301R 2003A&A...404..301R, Cat. B/cb). The aim of this catalogue is to
provide a list of all currently known Galactic objects identified as
LMXBs with some basic information on each system (including X-ray and
optical/IR properties where possible). Literature published before May
2023 has, as far as possible, been taken into account when compiling
this information. References for all reported properties as well as
object finding charts in several energy bands are provided as part of
the catalogue. We plan to update the catalogue regularly, in
particular to reflect new objects discovered in the ongoing large
scale surveys such as Gaia and eROSITA.
Description:
The catalogue table was compiled by extracting data from published LMXB
catalogs and conducting a manual literature search (including
Astronomer's Telegrams). In addition, SIMBAD, Vizier and ohter
databases were utilized to ensure the completeness of our LMXB sample.
Information published before May 2023 has been taken into account to
the best of our abilities. All references pertaining to specific
LMXB's parameters are listed in their corresponding columns.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
lmxbcat.dat 833 349 Low-mass X-ray binaries catalogue
img/* . 349 Individual finding charts (in pdf)
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See also:
B/cb : Cataclysmic Binaries, LMXBs and related objects
(Ritter+, 2004)
I/355 : Gaia DR3 Part 1. Main source (Gaia Collaboration, 2022)
J/A+A/469/807 : Catalogue of Galactic low-mass X-ray binaries (Liu+, 2007)
http://astro.uni-tuebingen.de/~xrbcat/ :
Web versions of the LMXB (and HMXB, Neumann+2023) catalogues
Byte-by-byte Description of file: lmxbcat.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 23 A23 --- Name Object's most common name
25- 39 F15.11 deg RAdeg Right Ascension (ICRS)
41- 55 F15.11 deg DEdeg Declination (ICRS)
57- 68 E12.6 arcsec PosErr ?=- Positional error
70- 88 A19 --- PosRef Object's position reference
90-104 F15.11 deg GLON Galactic longitude
106-120 F15.11 deg GLAT Galactic latitude
122-145 A24 --- XrayType List of the assigned X-ray types (1)
147-157 F11.6 d Porb ?=- Orbital period of the binary
159-168 F10.5 s Ppulse ?=- Pulsation period (spin) of a NS
170-198 A29 --- AName Most frequently used alternative name
200-209 A10 --- SpType Spectral type of the optical counterpart
211-216 F6.3 mag Vmag ?=- V-band magnitude
218-222 F5.3 mag e_Vmag ?=- V-band magnitude error
224-242 A19 --- GaiaDR3 Name in Gaia DR3 catalogue.
244-252 F9.6 mag Gmag ?=- G-band magnitude
254-261 F8.6 mag e_Gmag ?=- G-band magnitude error
263-271 F9.6 mag BP-RP ?=- BP-RP colour
273-288 A16 --- 2MASS Name in 2MASS catalogue
290-295 F6.3 mag Jmag ?=- IR magnitude in J-band
297-301 F5.3 mag e_Jmag ?=- J-band magnitude error
303-308 F6.3 mag Hmag ?=- IR magnitude in H-band
310-315 F6.3 mag e_Hmag ?=- H-band magnitude error
317-322 F6.3 mag Kmag ?=- IR magnitude in K-band
324-328 F5.3 mag e_Kmag ?=- K-band magnitude error
330-348 A19 --- WISE Name in CatWISE, AllWISE or WISE
catalogue
350-355 F6.3 mag W1mag ?=- IR magnitude in W1 WISE band
357-361 F5.3 mag e_W1mag ?=- IR magnitude error in W1 WISE band
363-368 F6.3 mag W2mag ?=- IR magnitude in W2 WISE band
370-374 F5.3 mag e_W2mag ?=- IR magnitude error in W2 WISE band
376-387 E12.6 10+22cm-2 NH ?=- Neutral hydrogen column density
389-400 E12.6 10-15W/m2 Fsoftmin ?=- Minimum flux (absorbed) in
soft X-ray band
402-413 E12.6 10-15W/m2 Fsoftmax ?=- Maximum flux (absorbed) in
soft X-ray band
415-426 E12.6 --- SoftXrayVar ?=- Ratio of maximal and minimal
soft X-ray flux
428-436 A9 keV SoftXrayRange Soft X-ray flux energy range used
438-449 E12.6 10-15W/m2 Fhardmin ?=- Minimum flux (absorbed) in
hard X-ray band
451-462 E12.6 10-15W/m2 Fhardmax ?=- Maximum flux (absorbed) in
hard X-ray band
464-475 E12.6 --- HardXrayVar ?=- Ratio of maximal and minimal
hard X-ray flux
477-486 A10 keV HardXrayRange Hard X-ray flux energy range used
488-495 F8.4 mag AG ?=- G-band absorption
497-510 F14.8 pc MeanDist ?=- Mean estimate of the distance to
the binary
512-525 F14.8 pc LowDist ?=- Lowest estimate of the distance to
the binary
527-540 F14.8 pc HighDist ?=- Highest estimate of the distance to
the binary
542-547 F6.2 deg Incl ?=- Binary system's inclination
549-554 F6.3 Msun Mx ?=- Mass of the compact object
556-561 F6.3 Msun Mopt ?=- Mass of the optical counterpart
563-568 F6.3 mag B-V ?=- B-V color index
570-575 F6.3 mag E(B-V) ?=- E(B-V) color excess
577 I1 --- tMSPFlag [1/2]?=- Flag (2)
579-581 I3 --- Liu07IDX ?=- Ordinal number of the source in the
Liu et al. (2007. Cat. J/A+A/469/807)
LMXB catalogue
583-585 I3 --- RK03IDX ?=- Ordinal number of the source in the
Ritter & Kolb (2003, Cat B/cb)
LMXB catalogue
587-605 A19 --- OrbRef Orbital period reference
607-625 A19 --- PulseRef Spin (pulsation) period origin reference
627-645 A19 --- SpectRef Optical star spectral type reference
647-665 A19 --- VmagRef V-band magnitude origin reference
667-685 A19 --- GmagRef G-band magnitude origin reference
687-705 A19 --- JHKRef JHK information origin reference
707-725 A19 --- WISERef Reference to the WISE IR catalogue used
727-745 A19 --- NHRef Neutral hydrogen column density
reference
747-765 A19 --- AGRef G-band absorption reference
767-785 A19 --- DistRef Distance estimations reference
787-805 A19 --- MassRef Masses estimations reference
807-833 A27 --- fchart Name of the finding chart in
img subdirectory
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Note (1): X-ray Types as follows:
AS = atoll X-ray binary
BH = system contains a black hole candidate
BO = XB with coherent burst oscillations
DC = system with an accretion disc corona
DS = 'dipping' source
EB = eclipsing or partially eclipsing binary system
GC = source within a globular cluster
MQ = microquasar
NSH = negative (nodal) superhumps are present in the system
QNS = quiescent neutron star
RP = compact object acts as a radio pulsar
PSH = positive superhumps present in the system
XB = X-ray burst (Type I) source.
XP = compact object in the binary acts as an X-ray pulsar
XT = transient X-ray source
US = ultra-soft X-ray spectrum
ZS = Z-type source
Note (2): Flag as follows:
1 = source is one of the solidly considered tMSPs
2 = source is a tMSP candidate
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Acknowledgements:
Artur Avakyan, artur.avakyan(at)astro.uni-tuebingen.de
(End) Artur Avakyan [IAAT, Germany], Patricia Vannier [CDS] 31-May-2023