Coordinates

RA: 17^h06^m015^s.34
DEC: -43^∘02'08''.882
Position-uncertainty [arcsec]: 1.004 × 10⁰
Galactic-longitude [deg]: 343.89
Galactic-latitude [deg]: -1.32
Coordinate-Reference

Binary System

Alternative Name: Ara X-1
X-ray Type: XB, AS
Mean Distance [kpc]: 5.4^[1]
Distance Range [kpc]: 4.3 - 7.0^[1]
Hydrogen Column density [10²² cm⁻²]: 2.42
^[1]
G-band Absorption [mag]: 8.43
^[1]

Compact Object

Mass[M_☉]: 1.4


Pulse Period [s]: 0.00303^[1]

soft energy band: 0.2-12.0 keV
soft-band flux [10^-12 erg cm^-2 s^-1]:127.18 - 1393.5
soft X-ray variability: 10.96
hard energy band: 14.0-195.0 keV
hard-band flux [10^-12 erg cm^-2 s^-1]:163.45 - 423.42
hard X-ray variability: 2.59