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2001ApJ...558..270K - Astrophys. J., 558, 270-275 (2001/September-1)

Search for a near-infrared counterpart to the Cassiopeia A X-ray point source.

KAPLAN D.L., KULKARNI S.R. and MURRAY S.S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report deep near-infrared and optical observations of the X-ray point source in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, CXO J232327.9+584842. We have identified a J=21.4±0.3 mag and a Ks=20.5±0.3 mag source within the 1 σ error circle, but we believe this source is a foreground Population II star with Teff=2600-2800 K at a distance of ~2 kpc that could not be the X-ray point source. We do not detect any sources in this direction at the distance of Cas A and therefore place 3 σ limits of R≳25 mag, F675W≳27.3 mag, J≳22.5 mag, and Ks≳21.2 mag (and roughly H≳20 mag) on emission from the X-ray point source, corresponding to MR≳8.2 mag, MF675W≳10.7 mag, MJ≳8.5 mag, MH≳6.5 mag, and MKs≳8.0 mag, assuming a distance of 3.4 kpc and an extinction of AV=5 mag.

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Journal keyword(s): Infrared: Stars - Stars: Late-Type - Stars: Supernovae: Individual: Name: Cassiopeia A

CDS comments: XPS = CXOU J232327.8+584842, Source A = EQ J232327+584841.

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