UltraCompCAT A Catalogue of Ultra-Compact and Short Orbital Period X-ray Binaries


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49 Ultra-Compact and Short Orbital Period X-ray Binaries and growing...

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ID Name
Alt name
(location)		 RA
[hh:mm:ss]		 Dec
[dd:mm:ss]		 Accretor *P/T **Bursts d
[kpc]		 Porb
[min]		 Fxpeak
(2-10 keV)
[erg s-1 cm-2]		 ***Apparent
magnitude
* Type of accretion, Persistent (P) or Transient (T)
** Detection of bursts and their types: short/normal burst (short-B), intermediate long burst (IB) or superburst (SB)
*** Peak optical or IR apparent magnitude (and quiescence [ q ], if the system is transient)
1 4U 1820-303
X Sgr X-4
(in NGC 6624) 		18:23:40.50 -30:21:40.09 NS P Short-B
SB 		8.019 11.42 5.02E-09 B=18.7
2 4U 0513-40
XB 0512-401
(in NGC 1851) 		05:14:06.40 -40:02:38 NS P Short-B 11.951 17 1.33E-10 B=21.1
3 2S 0918-549
4U 0919-54 		09:20:26.95 -55:12:24.7 NS P Short-B
IB 		3.0±0.2 (H), 3.9±0.2 (He) 17.4 1.12E-10 V = 20.98±0.07
4 4U 1543-624
2S 1543-624 		15:47:54.69 -62:34:05.4 NS P Short-B 9.2±2.3 (He) 18.2 7.27E-10 r' = 20.42±0.03
5 4U 1850-087
X 1850-087, 4U 1850-086, A 1850-08
(in NGC 6712) 		18:53:04.88 -08:42:20.0 NS P Short-B
IB 		7.382 20.6 1.04E-10 B=21.2±0.2
6 M15 X-2
CXOU J212958.1+121002, NGC 7078 X-2
(in M15/NGC 7078) 		21:29:58.14 +12:10:01.52 NS P Short-B
IB 		10.709 22.5806 6.71E-11 U=18.6
7 47 Tuc X-9
47 Tuc W42, 47 Tuc V1, 1E 0021.8-7221
(in 47 Tuc/NGC 104) 		00:24:04.25 -72:04:58.02 P 4.521 28.18 4.73E-12 U=19.4
8 IGR J17062-6143
SWIFT 1706.6-6146 		17:06:16.3 -61:42:40.5 NS
(AMXP) 		P
IB
SB 		7.3±0.5 (He) 37.9701 5.53E-11 g'=20.23±0.16
9 XTE J1807-294 18:06:59.8 -29:24:30 NS
(AMXP) 		T assumed 8 40.0741 1.19E-10 qV>24.3
10 4U 1626-67
KZ TrA, 4U 1627-673 		16:32:16.79 -67:27:39.3 NS P ~8 41.538 2.96E-10 V=18.54±0.11
11 XTE J1751-305 17:51:13.49 -30:37:23.4 NS
(AMXP) 		T assumed 8.5 42.42235 1.27E-09 R>23.1
12 XTE J0929-314 09:29:20.19 -31:23:03.2 NS
(AMXP) 		T assumed 10 43.57910 2.70E-10 V=18.63±0.03
qV=27.58±0.12
13 MAXI J0911-655
Swift J0911.9−6452
(in NGC 2808) 		09:12:02.43 -64:52:06.4 NS
(AMXP) 		T
IB 		10.060 44.332218 1.37E-10
14 IGR J16597-3704
(in NGC 6256) 		16:59:32.90 -37:07:14.28 NS
(AMXP) 		T 7.242 45.97 1.97E-10
15 4U 1916-053
XB 1916-05, XB 1916-053, 4U 1915-05, V1405 Aql 		19:18:47.87 -05:14:17.09 NS P short-B 5.8±0.3(H), 7.6±0.4(He) 49.75 5.57E-10 V=20.99±0.05
16 4U 0614+091
V1055 Ori 		06:17:07.35 +09:08:13.4 NS P Short-B
IB
SB 		1.99±0.02(H), 2.59±0.03(He) 51.3 1.77E-09 V = 18.87±0.08
17 Swift J1756.9-2508 17:56:57.43 -25:06:27.4 NS
(AMXP) 		T assumed 8 54.7017 1.54E-09
18 NGC 6440 X-2
CXOG1b J174852.7-202124
(in NGC 6440) 		17:48:52.76 -20:21:24.0 NS
(AMXP) 		T 8.248 57.3 1.58E-10 g'>22
qV>21.0
19 MAXI J1957+032
IGR J19566+0326 		19:56:39.11 +03:26:43.66 NS
(AMXP ) 		T 5 60.8841 4.91E-10 R=18.27±0.06
qR=21.4±0.2
20 IGR J17494-3030
Swift J17494-3030 		17:49:23.62 -30:29:59.0 NS
(AMXP) 		T assumed 8 74.9445 9.35E-11
21 HETE J1900.1–2455 19:00:09.77 -24:54:04 NS
(AMXP ) 		T Short-B 2.9±0.1(H), 3.8(He) 83.2543 3.92E-10 V=18.09±0.03
22 1E 1603.6+2600
UW CrB, MS 1603.6+2600, MS 1603+260 		16:05:45.8746 +25:51:45.2464 NS P short-B Gaia 2.1 111.04 4.19E-12 R=19.4
23 IGR J17379–3747
IGR J17364–2711, IGR J17380–3749,XTE J1737– 376. 		17:37:58.84 -37:46:18.35 NS
(AMXP) 		T Short-B assumed 8.5 111.65 1.23E-10 R=21.5
24 4U 1812-12 18:15:06.15 -12:05:46.7 NS P Short-B 2.3(H), 3(He) 114 3.80E-10 r=22.7
25 4U 1728-34
GX 354-0, MX 1728-34 		17:31:57.68 -33:50:01.54 NS P Short-B (He) 3.3±0.5(H), 4.4±0.7 (He) 2.08E-09 K=15.1
26 NGC 6652 B
CXOGLB J183544.5-325939
(in NGC 6652) 		18:35:44.54 -32:59:38.97 NS T Short-B 9.464 7.52E-13 B = 20.4
27 4U 1822-00
4U 1823-00, 4U 1822-000 		18:25:22.02 -00:00:43.0 NS P Short-B 13 5.80E-10 r'=21.58±0.08
28 4U 1905+000
4U 1857+01, 1H 1905+000, XB 1905+000 		19:08:26.97 +00:10:07.7 NS T Short-B 7.5 (H), 10 (He) 1.57E-10 V = 20.5±0.04
29 RX J1709.5-2639
XTE J1709-267, 1RXS J170930.2-263927
(in NGC 6293) 		17:09:30.4 -26:39:19.9 NS T Short-B 9.192 9.10E-10 R=20.5±0.1
qR=22.24±0.03
30 AX J1754.2-2754 17:54:14.5 -27:54:35.6 NS P Short-B
IB 		6.6±0.3(H), 9.2±0.4(He) 9.55E-12 Ks=18.12±0.15
31 1RXS J171824.2-402934
RX J1718.4−4029 		17:18:24.14 -40:29:33.04 NS P short-B 4.7±0.3(H), 6.1±0.4(He) 3.75E-12
32 1RXH J173523.7-354013
1RXS J173524.4−353957, RX J1735.3−3540 		17:35:23.75 -35:40:16.1 NS P
IB 		6.2(H), 9.5(He) 2.30E-12 V=21.2
33 XMMU J174716.1-281048
IGR J17464-2811, XMMU J174716.0-281045 		17:47:16.16 -28:10:48.0 NS T Short-B
IB 		<5.3 (H), <8.4 (He) 6.40E-12 H=15.3±0.1
34 SAX J1806.5-2215
SWIFT J1806.5-2223, SAX J1806-221 		18:06:32.17 -22:14:17.32 NS T Short-B
IB 		<4.8 (H), <6.2 (He) 6.60E-10 K=17.25±0.03
qK>18.2
35 AX J1538.3-5541
ChI J153818-5541_1, J1538-5542, AX J153818-5541 		15:38:14.00 -55:42:13.6 P assumed 8 2.57E-11 K=18
36 Swift J0840.7-3516
GRB 200205A 		08:40:40.94 -35:16:25.1 T assumed 8 9.91E-10 R=16.3±0.1
qr=21
37 1A 1246-588
4U 1246-58 		12:49:39.36 -59:05:14.68 NS P Short-B
IB 		3.0±0.1 (H), 3.8±0.2 (He) 9.10E-11 V=19.45
38 SAX J1712.6-3739
1RXS J171237.1–373834 		17:12:36.77 -37:38:41.0 NS P Short-B
IB 		3.7±0.8(H), 4.8±1.0(He) 1.29E-10 V=23.93±0.26
39 1RXS J170854.4-321857
4U 1705-32 		17:08:54.27 -32:19:57.13 NS P
IB 		<4.4(H), <5.7(He) 4.57E-11 K > 20.1
40 4U 1722-30
4U 1724-30, GRS 1724-308, 1E 1724-3045
(in Terzan 2) 		17:27:33.15 -30:48:07.8 NS P Short-B 7.753 5.74E-10
41 IGR J17254-3257
1RXS J172525.5-325717, 1RXS J172525.2-325717 		17:25:24.8 -32:57:15 NS P Short-B
IB 		<14.5 (He) 2.77E-11
42 SLX 1735-269 17:38:17.12 -26:59:38.6 NS P Short-B
IB
SB 		4.5±0.7(H), 5.8±0.9(He) 3.45E-10 R=21.31±0.12
43 SLX 1737-282
2E 1737.5-2817, AX J1740.7-2818 		17:40:42.83 -28:18:08.4 NS P
IB 		3.9±0.3(H), 5.1±0.4(He) 5.53E-11
44 SLX 1744-299
AX J1747.4-3000 		17:47:25.89 -30:00:01.6 NS P
IB 		<7.2±1.4 (H or He?) 2.08E-10 I=23.37±0.28
45 1RXS J180408.9-342058 18:04:08.37 -34:20:51.19 NS T Short-B <5.8 (He) 1.97E-09 V=17.71±0.02
46 IGR J17285-2922
XTE J1728-295 		17:28:38.86 -29:21:44.0 T assumed 8 1.04E-10 I=18.24
47 XMMU J181227.8-181234
XTE J1812-182 		18:12:27.8 -18:12:34 NS T short-B 20.9±1.2 (H), 27.2±1.5 (He) 2.85E-09
48 1M 1716-315
1H 1715-321, MX 1716-31 		17:18:47.02 -32:10:13.54 NS T short-B
IB 		5.1(H), 6.9 (He) 1.07E-09 I>23.5
49 1A 1744-361
XTE J1748–361, A1744-36 		17:48:13.15 -36:07:57.02 NS T Short-B <7 (H), <9.1 (He) 1.4E-9
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Last modified: 09 May 2023.