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Name
  GU Mus  
AAVSO UID
000-BCW-462 (1331 observations)  
Constellation
Musca Sequence
J2000.0
11 26 26.59 -68 40 32.9  (171.61081 -68.67580) Search nearby
B1950.0 11 24 18.45 -68 24 02.0
Galactic coord. 295.300 -7.073
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1RXS J112623.5-684040 AAVSO 1120-68 Downes GU Mus
GS 1124-684 Ginga 1124-68 Granat 1124-68
Nova Mus 1991 XN Mus 1991  
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Variability type
LMXB/BHXB/XN+ELL
Spectral type K3/4V+BH
Mag. range
13.3 - 20.8 V
Discoverer --
Epoch
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Outburst 1991
Period 0.43260249 d  (10.382460 h)
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Black hole candidate.
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References
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1 Gaia Collaboration; et al., 2018, Gaia Data Release 2. Summary of the
contents and survey properties		 2018A&A...616A...1G
2 Corral-Santana, J. M.; Casares, J.; Muņoz-Darias, T.; et al., 2016,
WATCHDOG: A Comprehensive All-sky Database of Galactic Black Hole X-ray
Binaries		 2016ApJS..222...15T
3 Wu, J.; Orosz, J. A.; McClintock, J. E.; et al., 2016, The Mass of the
Black Hole in the X-ray Binary Nova Muscae 1991		 2016ApJ...825...46W
4 Wu, J.; Orosz, J. A.; McClintock, J. E.; et al., 2015, A Dynamical Study of
the Black Hole X-Ray Binary Nova Muscae 1991		 2015ApJ...806...92W
5 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 (2006 archival version) 2005JAD....11....2D
6 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 2001PASP..113..764D
7 C.D.Bailyn, ApJ 391, No.1, 298, 1992. 1992ApJ...391..298B
8 M.Della Valle, B.J.Jarvis, R.M.West, AsAp 247, No.2, L33, 1991. 1991A&A...247L..33D
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Size 5' x 5' (297 x 298 pixels)
Center 11 26 26.59 -68 40 32.9 (J2000)
Source STScI
Survey

Red, all sky, 1.0 arcsec/pixel
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6 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-05-14 23:50 UTC Gaia DR2 position.
5 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2018-02-28 02:55 UTC Type and spectral type from 2016ApJS..222...15T.
4 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2017-01-21 00:24 UTC Maximum magnitude from 1991A&A...247L..33D. Minimum magnitude from 2016ApJ...825...46W. Orbital period, type and spectral type from 2015ApJ...806...92W. Gaia DR1 2015 position given.
3 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
2 Admin, VSX 2007-03-23 19:52 UTC Discoverer added.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial database population.

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