Optical identification of the supersoft X-ray source 1E0035.4-7230 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
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Date Issued
1994
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Abstract
We report the identification of the optical counter-part of the SMC super-soft X-ray source 1E0035.4-7230 with a variable star of magnitude B=19.9-20.2 within the 40" Einstein error box. The star shows strong UV excess, a hot, blue continuum and weak lines of high ionization. The lines are redshifted by 3-4A, indicating SMC membership. This object appears similar to CAL 83 and CAL 87 and is probably a binary system hosting an accreting, hydrogen burning white dwarf.
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289
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L11
Issn Identifier
0004-6361
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1994A&A...289L..11O
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