4U 1705-44
Coordinates
RA: 17
h
08
m
054
s
.48
DEC: -44
∘
06'0007''.4
Position-uncertainty [arcsec]: 6.000 × 10
-1
Galactic-longitude [deg]: 343.32
Galactic-latitude [deg]: -2.34
Coordinate-Reference
Binary System
Alternative Name: 1705-4402
X-ray Type: XB, AS, RP
Mean Distance [kpc]: 7.6
[1]
Distance Range [kpc]: 7.3 - 7.9
[1]
Hydrogen Column density [10
22
cm
−2
]: 1.38
[1]
G-band Absorption [mag]: 4.81
[1]
Compact Object
Mass[M
☉
]: 1.4
[1]
Orbital Period [d]: 0.4166666666666667
[1]
soft energy band: 3.0-10.0 keV
soft-band flux [10
-12
erg cm
-2
s
-1
]:484.88 - 738.0
soft X-ray variability: 1.52
hard energy band: 20.0-60.0 keV
Optical Counterpart
Mass[M
☉
]: 0.5
[1]
J [mag]: 16.830(0.030)
[1]
H [mag]: 17.420(0.030)
[1]
K [mag]: 18.480(0.030)
[1]