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Optical counterparts of two candidate ultraluminous X-ray sources in NGC 4536

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad879

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galaxies: individual: NGC4536; X-rays: binaries

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Archival data from XMM-Newton, Chandra, and Hubble Space Telescope were used to study the X-ray and optical properties of two ultraluminous X-ray sources in NGC 4536. Improved astrometry between Chandra and HST allowed for the detection of optical counterparts for both sources. Ground-based optical spectra were obtained with the BTA Telescope to complement the archival data.
Archival XMM-Newton, Chandra, and Hubble Space Telescope(HST) data have been used to study the X-ray and optical properties of two candidate ultraluminous X-ray sources in NGC 4536. In order to search for potential optical counterparts, relative astrometry between Chandra and HST was improved, and as a result, optical counterparts were detected for both X-ray sources. To complement our findings (based on the archival data), ground-based optical spectra of the counterparts were obtained with the 6-m BTA (Big Telescope Alt-azimuth) Telescope located at the Special Astrophysical Observatory. The calculated redshift (z = 0.4391 +/- 0.0010) for one of the sources (X-3) indicates that the source is, in fact, a background active galactic nucleus. Two possible optical counterparts (s1 and s2) were found for X-2. Whether s1 is point-like or an extended source is unclear: If it is point-like and the emission is dominated by the donor, its spectral type indicates O-B star. The second source (s2) is point-like and is consistent with the colours and absolute magnitudes of a red supergiant.

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