Coordinates

RA: 08^h50^m40^s.076
DEC: -42^∘11'051''.38
Position-uncertainty [arcsec]: 1.636 × 10^-5
Galactic-longitude [deg]: 262.92
Galactic-latitude [deg]: 1.23
Coordinate-Reference

Binary System

Alternative Name: Swift J0850.8-4219
Mean Distance [kpc]: 12.0^[1]
Distance Range [kpc]: 6.14 - 8.2^[1]
Hydrogen Column density [10²¹ cm⁻²]: 11.54

Compact Object

Swift/XRT flux [10^-12 erg cm^-2 s^-1]:5.95 (0.3-10.0 keV)

Optical Counterpart

Gaia DR3 Name: 5524532148408036096
Counterpart: confirmed
Spectral Type: K3-K5 RSG^[1]
G [mag]: 13.355(0.004)
J [mag]: 9.531(0.024)
H [mag]: 8.270(0.034)
K [mag]: 7.771(0.018)
W1 [mag]: 7.580(0.013)
W2 [mag]: 7.617(0.007)

Comments

Dist_Ref only referes to Mean_Dist