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ID# 43

IGR J17497-2821

(Torres2006)

RA     (ICRS)     DEC

[hh:mm:ss.ss]          [dd:mm:ss.ss]

17:49:38.04  -28:21:17.50

ℓ                      b

[deg]                            [deg]

000.9531046  -00.45275798

Year of discovery: 2006  
(Soldi2006)

# of outbursts after discovery:


Basic data
Distance [kpc]
Distance to the plane (z) [kpc]
Orbital period (Porb) [h]
Peak X-ray flux [erg s-1 cm-2]
[keV]		 1.09E-09
[2-10]		 Paizis2007
Outburst magnitude (AB) Ks=17.8±0.2 Torres2006
Quiescent magnitude (AB)
E(B-V) [mag] 10 Schlafly2011
Spectral type


NOTES
IGR J17497-2821 seems to be blended with a bright star SE of the target (Torres2006). Probably located in the Galactic bulge.




Optical/NIR magnitudes
Mag. Outburst (AB)
Torres2006
Ks=17.8±0.2
Mag. Quiescent (AB)
Aladin finding chart
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IGR J17497-2821 in Simbad

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Finding chart reference: Torres2006

Finding chart

This research has made use of NASA's Astrophysics Data System (ADS), the SIMBAD database operated at CDS (Strasbourg, France) and APLpy
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Last modified: 22 September 2025.