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The optical counterpart of the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5204 X-1

The optical counterpart of the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5204 X-1
The optical counterpart of the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5204 X-1
We use archival HST/WFPC2 V and I band images to show that the optical counterpart to the ultra-luminous x-ray source NGC 5204 X-1, reported by Roberts et al., is composed of two sources separated by 0.5" We have also identified a third source as a possible counterpart, which lies 0.8" from the nominal x-ray position. PSF fitting photometry yields V-band magnitudes of 20.3, 22.0 and 22.4 for the three sources. The V-I band colours are 0.6, 0.1, and -0.2, respectively (i.e. the fainter sources are bluer). We find that all V-I colours and luminosities are consistent with those expected for young stellar clusters (age <10 Myr).
accretion, accretion discs, black hole physics, galaxies: photometry, galaxies: star clusters, X-rays: binaries, X-rays: individual: NGC 5204 X-1
1365-2966
L67-L70
Goad, M.R.
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Roberts, T.P.
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Knigge, C.
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Lira, P.
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Goad, M.R.
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Roberts, T.P.
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Knigge, C.
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Lira, P.
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Goad, M.R., Roberts, T.P., Knigge, C. and Lira, P. (2002) The optical counterpart of the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5204 X-1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 335 (3), L67-L70. (doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05852.x).

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We use archival HST/WFPC2 V and I band images to show that the optical counterpart to the ultra-luminous x-ray source NGC 5204 X-1, reported by Roberts et al., is composed of two sources separated by 0.5" We have also identified a third source as a possible counterpart, which lies 0.8" from the nominal x-ray position. PSF fitting photometry yields V-band magnitudes of 20.3, 22.0 and 22.4 for the three sources. The V-I band colours are 0.6, 0.1, and -0.2, respectively (i.e. the fainter sources are bluer). We find that all V-I colours and luminosities are consistent with those expected for young stellar clusters (age <10 Myr).

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Published date: 2002
Keywords: accretion, accretion discs, black hole physics, galaxies: photometry, galaxies: star clusters, X-rays: binaries, X-rays: individual: NGC 5204 X-1

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Local EPrints ID: 42062
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/42062
ISSN: 1365-2966
PURE UUID: 384dc697-9db4-4adf-ab9e-e6528cdebb58

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Date deposited: 13 Nov 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 08:43

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Author: M.R. Goad
Author: T.P. Roberts
Author: C. Knigge
Author: P. Lira

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