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An artist’s impression of GRO J1655−40
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox ICRS
ConstellationScorpius
Right ascension16 54 00.141
Declination−39° 50′ 44.9″1
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0 - 17.32
Characteristics
Spectral typeF5IV1
Astrometry
Distance10,400 ± 6503 ly
Orbit
Inclination (i)69.5±0.084°
Details
Donor Star
Mass2.34±0.124 M
Luminosity41 L
Temperature6000–80005 K
Black Hole
Mass7.02±0.224 M
Other designations
V1033 Sco, GRO J1655−40
Database references
SIMBADdata

GRO J1655−40

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Footnotes

  1. Udalski, A.; Pietrzynski, G.; Szymanski, M.; Kubiak, M.; Zebrun, K.; Soszynski, I.; Szewczyk, O.; Wyrzykowski, L. (June 2003). “The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Additional Planetary and Low-Luminosity Object Transits from the OGLE 2001 and 2002 Observational Campaigns”. Acta Astronomica. 53: 133–149. Bibcode:2003AcA…53..133U. 2 3

  2. Samus, N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N. “General Catalogue of Variable Stars”. General Catalogue of Variable Stars. Retrieved 17 August 2025.

  3. Sala, G.; Greiner, J.; Vink, J.; Haberl, F.; Kendziorra, E.; Zhang, K. L. (January 2007). “The highly ionized disk wind of GRO J1655-40” (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 461: 1049–1056. Bibcode:2007A&A…461.1049S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065168. Retrieved 17 August 2025.

  4. van der Hooft, F.; Heemskerk, M. H. M.; Alberts, F.; van Paradijs, J. (January 1998). “The quiescence optical light curve of Nova Scorpii 1994 (=GRO J1655–40)”. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 329: 538–550. arXiv:astro-ph/9709151. Bibcode:1998A&A…329..538V. Retrieved 17 March 2022. 2 3

  5. “V﹡ V1033 Sco”. SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 April 2017.