XTE J1118+480
 The spectrum of the black hole in the XTE J1118+480 system | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 18m 10.80s[1] |
| Declination | 48° 02′ 12.3″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.25[2] |
| Orbit[3] | |
| Primary | Black hole |
| Companion | B |
| Period (P) | <0.5 d |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.022±0.003 |
| Inclination (i) | 74±4° |
| Details | |
| Black hole | |
| Mass | 7.24+0.9 −0.7[3] M☉ |
| B | |
| Mass | 0.2±0.02[3] M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
XTE J1118+480 is a low-mass X-ray binary in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a soft X-ray transient that most likely contains a black hole and is probably a microquasar.
Discovery
XTE J1118+480 was discovered using the All-Sky Monitor on the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer satellite after it detected an outburst from the system on March 29, 2000. XTE is the standard designation for objects discovered by this satellite. It is also catalogued as 2MASS J11181079+4802126 in the Two-Micron All Sky Survey catalogue of infrared objects, and has been given the variable star designation KV Ursae Majoris.[4]
April–June outburst
Much of what is known about XTE J1118+480 comes from data collected during the outburst in March 2000. The Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer and the Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite observed a quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) from XTE J1118+480 as it evolved. The QPO is comparable to QPOs of other black-hole candidates.
Properties
The compact object in XTE J1118+480 has a mass greater than 6 M☉, so it is too massive to be a neutron star. The characteristics of radio emissions from XTE J1118+480 (Fender et al. 2001) suggest that it is a microquasar.[5]
Strangely, the companion star has a metal-rich composition of various metals such as magnesium, aluminium, calcium, iron, and nickel. Because of this observation, the black hole most likely was not formed from direct collapse of a massive star, but rather from the supernova of a metal-rich star. The two objects in the binary system were probably not born together as a supernova would likely eject the companion from the system.[citation needed]
The most likely theory as to how the black hole became part of the binary system is that XTE J1118+480 was formed in the central galactic halo. The black hole primary was the result of a "kick" from the supernova explosion of a massive star in the early galaxy and travelled through the galaxy and into the central galactic halo, becoming a binary system with its present-day companion.[4] If this theory is true, it may help to explain the supernova mechanism. The black hole in XTE J1118+480 is one of the few known examples of a black hole kick.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b Cutri, Roc M.; Skrutskie, Michael F.; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Beichman, Charles A.; Carpenter, John M.; Chester, Thomas; Cambresy, Laurent; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Huchra, John P.; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Light, Robert M.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Stiening, Rae; Sykes, Matthew J.; Weinberg, Martin D.; Wheaton, William A.; Wheelock, Sherry L.; Zacarias, N. (2003). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2246: II/246. Bibcode:2003yCat.2246....0C.
- ^ Liu, Q. Z.; Van Paradijs, J.; Van Den Heuvel, E. P. J. (2007). "A catalogue of low-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy, LMC, and SMC (Fourth edition)". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 469 (2): 807. arXiv:0707.0544. Bibcode:2007A&A...469..807L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077303. S2CID 14673570.
- ^ a b c d Cherepashchuk, A. M.; Katysheva, N. A.; Khruzina, T. S.; Shugarov, S Yu; Tatarnikov, A. M.; Bogomazov, A. I. (2019), "Optical, J and K light curves of XTE J1118+480 = KV UMa: The mass of the black hole and the spectrum of the non-stellar component", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 490 (3): 3287–3308, arXiv:1909.06358, doi:10.1093/mnras/stz2606
- ^ a b Khargharia, Juthika; Froning, Cynthia S.; Robinson, Edward L.; Gelino, Dawn M. (2013). "The Mass of the Black Hole in XTE J1118+480". The Astronomical Journal. 145 (1): 21. arXiv:1211.2786. Bibcode:2013AJ....145...21K. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/145/1/21. S2CID 50906288.
- ^ Vila, Gabriela S.; Romero, Gustavo E. (2011). "A leptonic/hadronic jet model for the low-mass microquasar XTE J1118+480". Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 6: 315–316. Bibcode:2011IAUS..275..315V. doi:10.1017/S1743921310016273. hdl:11336/150072.
