Coordinates

RA: 15^h20^m40^s.842
DEC: -57^∘10'00''.272
Position-uncertainty [arcsec]: 1.423 × 10^-4
Galactic-longitude [deg]: 322.12
Galactic-latitude [deg]: 0.04
Coordinate-Reference

Binary System

Alternative Name: 3U 1516-56
X-ray Type: MQ, AS, DS, XB, RP, XT
Mean Distance [kpc]: 9.4^[1]
Distance Range [kpc]: 8.4 - 10.2^[1]
Hydrogen Column density [10²² cm⁻²]: 3.6
^[1]
G-band Absorption [mag]: 6.07
^[1]

Compact Object

Orbital Period [d]: 16.599999999999998^[1]


soft energy band: 0.3-10.0 keV
soft-band flux [10^-12 erg cm^-2 s^-1]:11.77 - 122.1
soft X-ray variability: 10.37

Optical Counterpart

Gaia DR3 Name: 5883218164517055488


G [mag]: 17.776(0.021)
^[1]
V [mag]: 21.399999618530273
^[1]
J [mag]: 12.743(0.031)
^[1]
H [mag]: 11.521(0.029)
^[1]
K [mag]: 10.692(0.025)
^[1]
W1 [mag]: 10.015(0.015)
^[1]
W2 [mag]: 9.778(0.011)
^[1]