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Black Holes/KS 1732-273

Strong CandidateStellar-Mass Binary

Unified black-hole record

KS 1732-273

Strong black-hole candidate

Also known as GS 1734-275

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/table12:37
Canonical name: KS 1732-273
Alternate names: GS 1734-275
Black-hole type: Stellar-Mass Binary
Status: Strong Candidate
Population: Catalog
Confidence: Strong black-hole candidate
Host galaxy: Not reported by source catalogs

Position

Coordinates and distance

Right ascension (RA): 264.00833333°
Declination (Dec): -27.42805556°
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: 1988
Discovery observatory: GS
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: 2026-08-31T01:34:41.049Z
Source record: Open provider record ↗

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