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Description
A 2005 catalog lists 128 high-mass X-ray binaries in the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds. The table, created by NASA HEASARC from CDS data, includes source names, coordinates, magnitudes, orbital parameters, and X-ray luminosities. It aims to provide basic information on X-ray sources and their counterparts in UV, optical, IR, and radio wavelengths.
Use Cases
Classifying binary star types based on listed orbital parameters and X-ray luminosities.
Cross-matching astronomical sources across wavelengths using provided coordinates and source names.
Studying the population and properties of Be/X-ray binaries, which the description notes are the majority of sources.
Investigating transient X-ray sources tentatively identified as HMXBs based on their hard spectra or transient character.
Strengths
Contains data for 128 specific astronomical objects (92 in the SMC, 36 in the LMC).
Integrates parameters from multiple wavelength ranges (X-ray, UV, optical, IR, radio) for each source.
Includes a comprehensive selection of relevant literature published before May 2005.
Provides individual notes for each source system via linked external files.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Literature references are current only up to May 2005, potentially missing recent discoveries.
Some sources are only tentatively identified as HMXBs, requiring further confirmation.
Provenance
Source
NASA HEASARC, based on CDS Catalog J/A+A/442/1135.
Collection Method
Compiled from published literature and astronomical observations.
Time Range
Literature published before 1 May 2005.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-13 19:43:04.083128; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
License is listed as 'other-license-specified'; terms should be reviewed. Data is available in BIN and HTML formats.