Sco X-1

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
binary star system
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 12.1
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HD_147888
HR 6064
gptkbp:contains white dwarf
low-mass companion star
gptkbp:declination -15° 38′ 25.0″
gptkbp:discoveredBy D. H. Andrew
J. L. Dunlap
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1962
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 9000 light years
gptkbp:firstDetectedBy balloon-borne X-ray detector
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Milky_Way
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sco X-1
gptkbp:isPrototypeOf Z-source X-ray binaries
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Scorpius
gptkbp:massOfCompanionStar 0.42 solar masses
gptkbp:massOfNeutronStar 1.4 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor brightest persistent extra-solar X-ray source
gptkbp:orbitType 0.787 days
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:V818_Scorpii
1RXS J161955.1-153825
2S 1617-155
H 1617-155
gptkbp:rightAscension 16h 19m 55.07s
gptkbp:spectralType K4V (donor star)
gptkbp:variableType low-mass X-ray binary
gptkbp:X-rayLuminosity 2.3×10^38 erg/s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scorpius_X-1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7