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Black Holes/IGR J18539+0727

CandidateStellar-Mass Binary

Unified black-hole record

IGR J18539+0727

Black-hole candidate

Also known as [KRL2007b] 343

MassNot reported by source catalogs

DistanceNot reported by source catalogs

HostNot reported by source catalogs

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Catalog record

Identity and classification

ID: vizier-blackcat:J/ApJS/222/15/table12:63
Canonical name: IGR J18539+0727
Alternate names: [KRL2007b] 343
Black-hole type: Stellar-Mass Binary
Status: Candidate
Population: Catalog
Confidence: Black-hole candidate
Host galaxy: Not reported by source catalogs

Position

Coordinates and distance

Right ascension (RA): 283.475°
Declination (Dec): 7.45°
Galactic longitude (l): Not reported by source catalogs
Galactic latitude (b): Not reported by source catalogs
Distance: Not reported by source catalogs
Distance error: Not reported by source catalogs
Redshift: Not reported by source catalogs

Physical profile

Mass, spin, and system

Mass: Not reported by source catalogs
Mass error, lower: Not reported by source catalogs
Mass error, upper: Not reported by source catalogs
Spin: Not reported by source catalogs
Companion: Not reported by source catalogs
Companion type: Not reported by source catalogs
Orbital period: Not reported by source catalogs
Inclination: Not reported by source catalogs

Evidence

Detection and discovery

Detection method: X-ray binary classification
Discovery year: 2003
Discovery observatory: I
X-ray properties: WATCHDOG source type: BHC,T
Radio properties: Not reported by source catalogs
Gravitational-wave event: Not reported by source catalogs

Provenance

Sources and refresh state

Source catalog: VizieR J/ApJS/222/15 (WATCHDOG/BlackCAT)
Source reference: 2016ApJS..222...15T
Last updated: 2026-09-12T01:40:08.085Z
Source record: Open provider record ↗

Merged source records

VizieR J/ApJS/222/15 (WATCHDOG/BlackCAT)2016ApJS..222...15T
SIMBAD black-hole object typesSIMBAD object type BH/BH?

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