MAXI J0903-531: confirmation of Be star companion and possible binary period
Abstract
On 18 April 2021 at 20:22:24 UTC we obtained a spectrum of the optical counterpart of the newly-discovered X-ray transient, MAXI J0903-531 (ATel #14555, #14557, #14559), with the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) under the SALT transient follow-up programme (2018-2-LSP-001).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- April 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021ATel14564....1M
- Keywords:
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- Binary;
- Transient;
- Pulsar