M 1-21
        
      
        
  
    
    
    CONFIRMED
    MILKY WAY  
    
Constellation 
Ophiucus | 
Equatorial coordinates 
α = 17 34 17.214 
δ =  -19 09 22.867 | 
Galactic coordinates 
l = 6.9600°  
b = 7.3579°  | 
 
  
| Suspected | 
1973Ref | 
 
| Confirmed | 
1978Ref | 
 
| Symbiotic IR type | 
SRef | 
 
| Hot component type | 
shell-burningRef | 
 
| Outbursts | 
- | 
 
 
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  Symbiotic Catalogs
  
| Bidelman (1954) | 
- | 
Allen (1984) | 
M1-21 (Conf.) | 
Belzcyński et al. (2001) | 
M 1-21 (Conf.) | 
| Gaposchkin (1957) | 
- | 
Kenyon (1986) | 
M1-21 (Conf.) | 
Akras et al. (2019) | 
M 1-21 (Conf.) | 
| Boyarchuk (1969) | 
- | 
Vaidis (1988, 1991) | 
M-1-21 (Conf.) | 
   
  
  
Position
| Right ascension (°) | 
263.5717Ref | 
Parallax (mas) | 
-0.019±0.054Ref | 
Reddening E(B-V) (mag) | 
0.6±0.01Ref, Note | 
| Declination (°) | 
-19.1564Ref | 
Distance (kpc) | 
2.4Ref, 4.7Ref 8.99Ref, Note, 5.50Ref, Note | 
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| Galactic longitude (°) | 
6.9600Ref | 
Proper motion in α (mas/yr) | 
-4.00±0.04Ref | 
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  | 
| Galactic latitude (°) | 
7.3579Ref | 
Proper motion in δ (mas/yr) | 
-3.79±0.03Ref | 
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Observations
  
     | X-Ray | 
     NoRef | 
     IR type | 
     SRef | 
     Radio | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | X-Ray type | 
     - | 
     J (mag) | 
     8.66Ref | 
     Flickering | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GALEX FUV (mag) | 
     - | 
     H (mag) | 
     7.60Ref | 
     Outbursts | 
     - | 
   
   
     | GALEX NUV (mag) | 
     - | 
     K (mag) | 
     7.10Ref | 
     Outburst type | 
     - | 
   
   
     | IUE | 
     NoRef | 
     WISE W1 (mag) | 
     6.85Ref | 
     Jets | 
     - | 
   
   
     | FUSE | 
     NoRef | 
     WISE W2 (mag) | 
     6.89Ref | 
     Resolved nebula | 
     NoRef | 
   
   
     | U (mag) | 
     - | 
     WISE W3 (mag) | 
     6.42Ref | 
     IPmax (eV) | 
     114Ref | 
   
   
     | B (mag) | 
     15.18Ref | 
     WISE W4 (mag) | 
     5.74Ref | 
     [O III] lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | V (mag) | 
     14.12Ref | 
     IRAS 12μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     He II lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | R (mag) | 
     - | 
     IRAS 25μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     [Fe VII] lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | I (mag) | 
     - | 
     IRAS 60μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
     O VI lines | 
     YesRef | 
   
   
     | BP (mag) | 
     14.45Ref | 
     IRAS 100μm (Jy) | 
     - | 
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     | G (mag) | 
     12.75Ref | 
     AKARI S09 (Jy) | 
     0.14Ref | 
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     | RP (mag) | 
     11.39Ref | 
     AKARI S18 (Jy) | 
     - | 
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Orbit
| Orbital period (days) | 
892±40Ref, 898.0±4.7Ref | 
γ velocity (km/h) | 
89.54±0.27Ref | 
Size of giant’s orbit (AU) | 
0.73Ref | 
| Eccentricity | 
0Ref, 0.165±0.040Ref | 
RV of giant (km/h) | 
9±0.38Ref | 
Separation (AU) | 
- | 
| Inclination (°) | 
95.8±5Ref, 96.7±7.1Ref | 
Inferior conj. of giant (JD) | 
2452645.1 | 
Mass function | 
0.0652Ref | 
| Eclipses | 
Yes?Ref | 
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Mass ratio | 
1.5Ref | 
| Orbital ephemeris | 
- | 
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Cool component
| Spectral type | 
M2 IIIRef, M1 IIIRef,  M6 IIIRef | 
Mass (M⊙) | 
1.2Ref | 
Pulsation | 
- | 
| Eff. temperature (K) | 
3300Ref | 
Radius (R⊙) | 
137±15Ref | 
Type | 
- | 
| IR type | 
SRef | 
Luminosity (L⊙) | 
2200Ref | 
Pulsation period (days) | 
- | 
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 
0.16±0.09Ref | 
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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 | 
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  | Lower limit (K) | 
  114000Ref | 
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| Upper limit (K) | 
- | 
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References
- Allen, D. A., 1978, MNRAS, 184, 601, 1978MNRAS.184..601A
 
- Allen, D. A., 1980, MNRAS, 192, 521, 1980MNRAS.192..521A
 
- Fekel, F. C., Hinkle, K. H., Joyce, R. R. et al., 2008, AJ, 136, 1, 146, 2008AJ....136..146F
 
- Gałan, C., Mikołajewska, J., Hinkle, K. H. et al., 2016, MNRAS, 455, 2, 1282, 2016MNRAS.455.1282G
 
- Harries, T. J., Howarth, I. D., 2000, A&A, 361, 139, 2000A&A...361..139H
 
- Mikołajewska, J., Acker, A., Stenholm, B., 1997, A&A, 327, 191, 1997A&A...327..191M
 
- Mürset, U., Schmid, H. M., 1999, A&AS, 137, 473, 1999A&AS..137..473M
 
- Sanduleak, N., Stephenson, C. B., 1973, ApJ, 185, 899, 1973ApJ...185..899S
 
- Stenholm, B., Acker, A., 1987, A&AS, 68, 51, 1987A&AS...68...51S
 
 
Last updated: April 17, 2022