TX Columbae = 1H0542-407

SkyView image
of TX Col (see important notes).
- Position:
-
- Equatorial: 05h43m20.27s,
-41d01m56.1s (J2000)
- Galactic: l=246.77, b=-29.73
- Finding Chart:
- Tuohy et al (1986)
- Brightness:
- B=14.5-15.8; fx (2-10 keV)~1.4x10^(-11) ergs/cm/cm/s (ASCA)
- Periods:
-
- Orbital: 0.23825 d = 5.718 hr = 20585 s, from optical spectroscopy.
Is there one?
- Spin: 0.022118 d = 31.85 min = 1911 s, seen in X-rays and in optical.
Ephemeris?
- Others: Sideband(s) seen in optical photometry and in X-rays.
- Inclination:
- < 25 deg? (low radial velocity amplitude)
- Distance:
- ?
This system shows variable X-ray signal at the orbital sideband.
References