Magnitude, color and spectral type of Aql X-1 in quiescence

dc.creatorChevalier, C.
dc.creatorIlovaisky, S. A.
dc.creatorLeisy, P.
dc.creatorPatat, F.
dc.date1999-06-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:32:03Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:32:03Z
dc.descriptionDirect I and V-band imaging of Aql X-1 in quiescence and during outburst maximum shows that the true optical counterpart is the interloper located 0.48" West of the previously known star. We find for the new counterpart V = 21.6 and V-I = 2.2 in quiescence, when its contribution to the total light was 12% in V and 22% in I. Analysis of this photometry and of low-resolution spectra of the sum of both stars, also taken during quiescence, shows that the likely spectral types for the previously known star and the optical counterpart are late G and late K, respectively, reddened by E(B-V) = 0.5 $\pm$0.1.
dc.description4 pages + 4 figures, uses aa.cls, accepted by A&Ap (Letters). Also available at http://www.obs-hp.fr/www/preprints/pp137/pp137.html
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9906278
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9906278
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/14375
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleMagnitude, color and spectral type of Aql X-1 in quiescence
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