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Issue A&A
Volume 442, Number 3, November II 2005
Page(s) 1135 - 1138
Section On-line catalogs and data
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053718



A&A 442, 1135-1138 (2005)
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053718

High-mass X-ray binaries in the Magellanic Clouds

Q. Z. Liu1, 2, J. van Paradijs2 and E. P. J. van den Heuvel2

1  Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
    e-mail: qzliu@pmo.ac.cn
2  Astronomical Institute, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 403, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(Received 29 June 2005 / Accepted 11 July 2005 )

Abstract
We present a catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Magellanic Clouds. The catalogue lists source name(s), coordinates, apparent magnitudes, orbital parameters, and X-ray luminosity of 128 high-mass X-ray binaries, together with stellar parameters of the components, other characteristic properties and a comprehensive selection of the relevant literature. The aim of this catalogue is to provide easy access to the basic information on the X-ray sources and their counterparts in other wavelength ranges (UV, optical, IR, radio). Most of the sources are identified to be Be/X-ray binaries. Some sources, however, are only tentatively identified as high-mass X-ray binaries on the basis of a transient character and/or a hard X-ray spectrum. Further identification in other wavelength bands is needed to finally determine the nature of these sources. In cases where there is some doubt about the high-mass nature of the X-ray binary this is mentioned. Literature published before 1 May 2005 has, as far as possible, been taken into account.


Key words: stars: early-type -- X-rays: binaries -- Magellanic Clouds -- catalogs

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