Cyg X-3
Coordinates
RA: 20
h
32
m
25
s
.781
DEC: +40
∘
57'27''.922
Position-uncertainty [arcsec]: 8.485 × 10
-2
Galactic-longitude [deg]: 79.85
Galactic-latitude [deg]: 0.7
Coordinate-Reference
Binary System
Alternative Name: WR 145a
X-ray Type: BH,MQ,RS
Mean Distance [kpc]: 7.4
[1]
Distance Range [kpc]: 6.3 - 8.5
[1]
Compact Object
Mean Mass[M
☉
]: 7.2
[1]
Orbital Period [d]: 0.2
[1]
XMM-Newton flux [10
-12
erg cm
-2
s
-1
]:1098.57 - 1294.73 (0.2-12.0 keV)
Chandra flux [10
-12
erg cm
-2
s
-1
]:0.0 (~0.1-10.0 keV)
Swift/XRT flux [10
-12
erg cm
-2
s
-1
]:10070.0 (0.3-10.0 keV)
Swift/BAT flux [10
-12
erg cm
-2
s
-1
]:2467.88 (14-195 keV)
Optical Counterpart
Counterpart: confirmed
Spectral Type: WN 4-6
[1]
J [mag]: 15.31(0.06)
H [mag]: 13.19(0.06)
K [mag]: 11.921(0.031)
W1 [mag]: 10.747(0.017)
W2 [mag]: 10.019(0.012)