UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS
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We report on the first broadband (1-200 keV) simultaneous Chandra-INTEGRAL observations of the recently discovered hard X-ray transient IGR J17177–3656 that took place on 2011 March 22, about two weeks after the source discovery. The source had an average absorbed 1-200 keV flux of about 8 × 10[superscript –10] erg cm[superscript –2] s[superscript –1]. We extracted a precise X-ray position of IGR J17177–3656, α[subscript J2000] = 17[superscript h]17[superscript m]42[s over .]62, δ[subscript J2000] = –36°56'04[" over .]5 (90% uncertainty of 0[" over .]6). We also report Swift, near-infrared, and quasi-simultaneous radio follow-up observations. With the multi-wavelength information at hand, we propose IGR J17177–3656 is a low-mass X-ray binary, seen at high inclination, probably hosting a black hole.
Date issued
2011-08Department
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space ResearchJournal
The Astrophysical Journal
Publisher
IOP Publishing
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Paizis, A., M. A. Nowak, J. Wilms, S. Chaty, S. Corbel, J. Rodriguez, M. Del Santo, P. Ubertini, and R. Chini. “UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS.” The Astrophysical Journal 738, no. 2 (August 25, 2011): 183. © 2011 The American Astronomical Society
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0004-637X
1538-4357