2004A&A...426..787W


Query : 2004A&A...426..787W

2004A&A...426..787W - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 426, 787-796 (2004/11-2)

A thorough study of the intriguing X-ray emission from the Cartwheel ring.

WOLTER A. and TRINCHIERI G.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present the results from the high resolution Chandra observation of the Cartwheel galaxy. Many individual sources are resolved in the image, mostly associated with the outer ring. All detected sources have a very high X-ray luminosity (≥1039erg/s) that classifies them as Ultra Luminous X-ray sources (ULX). The brightest of them is possibly the most luminous individual non-nuclear source observed so far, with LX∼1041erg/s (at D=122Mpc). The spatial extent of this source is consistent with a point source at the Chandra resolution. The luminosity function of individual X-ray sources extends about an order of magnitude higher than previously reported in other galaxies. We discuss this in the context of the ``universal'' luminosity function for High Mass X-ray Binaries and we derive a Star Formation Rate higher than in other starburst galaxies studied so far. A diffuse component, associated with hot gas, is present. However, deeper observations that we will obtain with XMM-Newton are needed to constrain its properties.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: general - X-rays: galaxies - galaxies: luminosity function, mass function - galaxies: individual: Cartwheel - galaxies: interactions

Nomenclature: Table 1: [WT2004] NN (Nos 1-24).

Simbad objects: 83

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Number of rows : 83
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2023
#notes
1 CXOU J003724.1-334309 X 00 37 24.14 -33 43 09.0           ~ 1 0
2 CXOU J003727.1-334245 X 00 37 27.11 -33 42 45.6           ~ 1 0
3 CXOU J003727.6-334347 X 00 37 27.61 -33 43 47.8           ~ 1 0
4 CXOU J003728.2-334407 X 00 37 28.26 -33 44 07.2           ~ 1 0
5 CXOU J003729.6-334638 X 00 37 29.68 -33 46 38.8           ~ 1 0
6 PKS 0035-340 Rad 00 37 30.6 -33 44 43           ~ 2 0
7 CXOU J003731.5-334404 X 00 37 31.55 -33 44 04.8           ~ 1 0
8 CXOU J003733.0-334338 X 00 37 33.00 -33 43 38.4           ~ 1 0
9 CXOU J003733.6-334543 X 00 37 33.69 -33 45 43.7           ~ 1 0
10 CXOU J003734.0-334601 X 00 37 34.06 -33 46 01.2           ~ 1 0
11 CXOU J003735.1-334517 X 00 37 35.14 -33 45 17.3           ~ 1 0
12 CXOU J003737.3-334515 X 00 37 37.33 -33 45 15.9           ~ 1 0
13 CXOU J003737.5-334256 HII 00 37 37.5 -33 42 59           ~ 8 0
14 CXOU J003737.6-334254 HII 00 37 37.5 -33 42 53           ~ 7 0
15 CXOU J003737.5-334342 X 00 37 37.56 -33 43 42.7           ~ 2 0
16 CXOU J003737.8-334253 X 00 37 37.87 -33 42 53.6           ~ 2 0
17 CXOU J003738.3-334308 HII 00 37 38.4 -33 43 12           ~ 5 0
18 CXOU J003738.7-334316 HII 00 37 38.6 -33 43 17           ~ 7 0
19 CXOU J003738.7-334318 HII 00 37 38.8 -33 43 18           ~ 8 0
20 CXOU J003738.9-334317 X 00 37 38.97 -33 43 17.5           ~ 2 0
21 CXOU J003738.9-334517 X 00 37 38.98 -33 45 17.7           ~ 1 0
22 CXOU J003739.1-334230 HII 00 37 39.0 -33 42 30           ~ 6 0
23 CXOU J003739.0-334118 X 00 37 39.06 -33 41 18.9           ~ 1 0
24 CXOU J003739.1-334123 X 00 37 39.16 -33 41 23.4           ~ 1 0
25 [GWA2003] 10 HXB 00 37 39.22 -33 42 50.6           ~ 6 0
26 CXO J003739.3-334323 HXB 00 37 39.39 -33 43 23.3           ~ 14 0
27 CXOU J003740.2-334327 HII 00 37 40.154 -33 43 26.00           ~ 9 0
28 CXOU J003740.4-334013 X 00 37 40.4528218080 -33 40 13.405828008           ~ 1 0
29 CXOU J003740.4-334325 X 00 37 40.46 -33 43 25.4           ~ 4 0
30 CXOU J003740.8-334330 HII 00 37 41.0 -33 43 32           ~ 6 0
31 CXOU J003741.0-334221 X 00 37 41.06 -33 42 21.9           ~ 2 0
32 NAME Cartwheel G 00 37 41.1133192392 -33 42 58.515101748   19.26   18.52   ~ 270 1
33 CXOU J003741.1-334332 HII 00 37 41.2 -33 43 31           ~ 8 0
34 CXOU J003741.2-334232 X 00 37 41.23 -33 42 32.1           ~ 3 0
35 CXOU J003741.7-334235 X 00 37 41.73 -33 42 35.7           ~ 2 0
36 CXOU J003741.9-334326 X 00 37 42.01 -33 43 26.8           ~ 4 0
37 CXOU J003742.1-334314 X 00 37 42.15 -33 43 14.2           ~ 4 0
38 CXOU J003742.3-334122 X 00 37 42.39 -33 41 22.8           ~ 1 0
39 [GWA2003] 21 HXB 00 37 42.50 -33 43 04.5           ~ 5 0
40 CXOU J003742.7-334212 X 00 37 42.80 -33 42 12.8           ~ 2 0
41 CXOU J003742.8-334209 X 00 37 42.87 -33 42 10.2           ~ 2 0
42 CXOU J003742.9-334204 X 00 37 42.96 -33 42 04.6           ~ 2 0
43 CXOU J003743.0-334206 X 00 37 43.02 -33 42 06.3           ~ 2 0
44 CXOU J003743.0-334020 X 00 37 43.05 -33 40 20.8           ~ 1 0
45 SCG 7 CGG 00 37 43.1 -33 41 26           ~ 6 0
46 CXOU J003743.1-334142 X 00 37 43.10 -33 41 42.9           ~ 1 0
47 CXOU J003743.1-334204 X 00 37 43.14 -33 42 04.4           ~ 2 0
48 2MASS J00374334-3349126 * 00 37 43.3444450416 -33 49 12.471188304           ~ 1 0
49 CXOU J003743.3-334312 X 00 37 43.35 -33 43 12.6           ~ 2 0
50 6dFGS gJ003743.4-334208 G 00 37 43.550 -33 42 06.51   16.66   15.94   ~ 17 0
51 CXOU J003743.6-334147 X 00 37 43.69 -33 41 47.2           ~ 1 0
52 CXOU J003743.7-334534 X 00 37 43.76 -33 45 34.4           ~ 1 0
53 CXOU J003743.8-334209 X 00 37 43.87 -33 42 10.2           ~ 3 0
54 CXOU J003744.0-334028 X 00 37 44.00 -33 40 28.7           ~ 1 0
55 6dFGS gJ003745.0-334221 G 00 37 44.9633851992 -33 42 20.452830948   15.26   14.54   ~ 15 0
56 CXOU J003745.3-334229 X 00 37 45.32 -33 42 29.0           ~ 2 0
57 2XMM J003745.5-334151 AG? 00 37 45.61 -33 41 51.8           ~ 4 0
58 CXOU J003745.7-334546 X 00 37 45.77 -33 45 46.6           ~ 1 0
59 6dFGS gJ003746.3-333952 G 00 37 46.2972257376 -33 39 52.114306752   16.202   15.185   ~ 19 0
60 2XMM J003747.4-334103 AG? 00 37 47.44 -33 41 04.2           ~ 2 0
61 CXOU J003748.6-333841 X 00 37 48.67 -33 38 41.6           ~ 1 0
62 CXOU J003748.8-334438 X 00 37 48.80 -33 44 38.5           ~ 1 0
63 CXOU J003749.2-334404 X 00 37 49.20 -33 44 04.7           ~ 1 0
64 CXOU J003749.3-334107 X 00 37 49.36 -33 41 07.6           ~ 1 0
65 CXOU J003750.0-334641 X 00 37 50.01 -33 46 41.1           ~ 1 0
66 CXOU J003751.2-334659 X 00 37 51.23 -33 46 59.3           ~ 1 0
67 CXOU J003751.2-334216 X 00 37 51.25 -33 42 16.5           ~ 1 0
68 CXOU J003751.4-334135 X 00 37 51.41 -33 41 35.0           ~ 1 0
69 CXOU J003751.6-334100 X 00 37 51.65 -33 41 00.2           ~ 1 0
70 CXOU J003752.4-334403 X 00 37 52.44 -33 44 03.5           ~ 1 0
71 CXOU J003753.1-334131 X 00 37 53.16 -33 41 32.0           ~ 1 0
72 CXOU J003754.1-334630 X 00 37 54.16 -33 46 30.9           ~ 1 0
73 CXOU J003754.4-334630 X 00 37 54.43 -33 46 30.7           ~ 1 0
74 CXOU J003754.5-334442 X 00 37 54.54 -33 44 42.3           ~ 1 0
75 CXOU J003755.2-334159 X 00 37 55.28 -33 41 59.4           ~ 1 0
76 CXOU J003755.7-334412 X 00 37 55.71 -33 44 12.0           ~ 1 0
77 CXOU J003755.7-334755 X 00 37 55.75 -33 47 55.0           ~ 1 0
78 CXOU J003756.0-334221 X 00 37 56.05 -33 42 21.6           ~ 1 0
79 2XMM J003756.3-334223 AG? 00 37 56.32 -33 42 24.8           ~ 2 0
80 CXOU J003801.2-334430 X 00 38 01.26 -33 44 30.2           ~ 1 0
81 NGC 2276 IG 07 27 14.485 +85 45 16.20   12.3       ~ 363 0
82 M 82 IG 09 55 52.430 +69 40 46.93 9.61 9.30 8.41     ~ 5700 6
83 NGC 4559 H2G 12 35 57.6402869976 +27 57 35.859278160   10.46 10.01     ~ 598 1

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