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Hen 2-173

CONFIRMED MILKY WAY
 
Constellation
Scorpius
Equatorial coordinates
α = 16 36 24.629
δ = -39 51 44.468
Galactic coordinates
l = 342.7701°
b = 5.0107°

Suspected 1973Ref
Confirmed 1984Ref
Symbiotic IR type SRef
Hot component type shell-burningRef
Outbursts -
16 36 24.629 -39 51 44.47
FoV: 2.99'

Identifiers

Hen 2-173 IRAS - GSC2.4.2 S8V9000555 AAVSO 000-BJT-828
SIMBAD WRAY 15-1518 Pan-STARRS - SAO - VSX 241029
GAIA DR3 6017382944157509760 SkyMapper 163624.63-395144.4 WRAY 15-1518 GCVS -
2MASS J16362464-3951444 HIP - Hen 2-173 BD -
WISE J163624.64-395144.3 TYC - ESO 331-7 HD -

Symbiotic Catalogs

Bidelman (1954) - Allen (1984) He2-173 (Conf.) Belzcyński et al. (2001) Hen 2-173 (Conf.)
Gaposchkin (1957) - Kenyon (1986) He2-173 (Conf.) Akras et al. (2019) Hen 2-173 (Conf.)
Boyarchuk (1969) - Vaidis (1988, 1991) M-70 (Conf.)

Position

Right ascension (°) 249.1026Ref Parallax (mas) 0.196±0.034Ref Reddening E(B-V) (mag) 0.67±0.06Ref, Note
Declination (°) -39.8624Ref Distance (kpc) 2.8Ref
4.98Ref, Note, 4.40Ref, Note
   
Galactic longitude (°) 342.7701Ref Proper motion in α (mas/yr) -7.10±0.05Ref    
Galactic latitude (°) 5.0107Ref Proper motion in δ (mas/yr) -4.86±0.04Ref    

Observations

X-Ray NoRef IR type SRef Radio YesRef
X-Ray type - J (mag) 8.16Ref Flickering -
GALEX FUV (mag) - H (mag) 7.03Ref Outbursts -
GALEX NUV (mag) - K (mag) 6.53Ref Outburst type -
IUE NoRef WISE W1 (mag) 6.46Ref Jets -
FUSE NoRef WISE W2 (mag) 6.25Ref Resolved nebula -
U (mag) - WISE W3 (mag) 6.23Ref IPmax (eV) 54.4Ref
B (mag) 13.30Ref WISE W4 (mag) 5.85Ref [O III] lines YesRef
V (mag) 13.83Ref IRAS 12μm (Jy) - He II lines YesRef
R (mag) - IRAS 25μm (Jy) - [Fe VII] lines NoRef
I (mag) 10.97Ref IRAS 60μm (Jy) - O VI lines NoRef
BP (mag) 13.92Ref IRAS 100μm (Jy) -
G (mag) 12.22Ref AKARI S09 (Jy) 0.24Ref
RP (mag) 10.90Ref AKARI S18 (Jy) -

Orbit

Orbital period (days) 910.6±10.6Ref γ velocity (km/h) -54.29±0.30Ref Size of giant’s orbit (AU) -
Eccentricity 0.21±0.051Ref RV of giant (km/h) 8.36±0.45Ref Separation (AU) -
Inclination (°) - Inferior conj. of giant (JD) 2452662.5 Mass function 0.0517Ref
Eclipses Yes?Ref     Mass ratio -
Orbital ephemeris Min (-) = 2452625±36 + 910.6±10.6 x ERef        

Cool component

Spectral type M6 IIIRef, M3 IIIRef,
M4.5 IIIRef
Mass (M) 1.5Ref Pulsation -
Eff. temperature (K) 3073Ref, 3400Ref Radius (R) 100-149Ref Type -
IR type SRef Luminosity (L) 9298Ref Pulsation period (days) -
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.18±0.08Ref     Pulsation ephemeris -

Hot component

Type/Spectral type WDRef Mass (M) - Spin period (min) -
Shell-burning/Accreting-only shell-burningRef Radius (R) - Accretion disk -
Eff. temperature (K) - Luminosity (L) 700Ref    
Lower limit (K) 54000Ref        
Upper limit (K) 100000Ref        

Links

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Notes

Classified as a stellar source in Sanduleak & Stephenson (1973).


References


Last updated: April 16, 2022