Shedding a New Light on the Universe
What Does RXTE Look At Activity
Plot these X-ray sources on the map of the Galactic Center using their coordinates. Use a different symbol for each source. Questions: Why is the X axis labeled so strangely? Answer!
Source name | Coordinates | Source Type |
Sco X-1 | 359, 23 | QPO Z Source |
GX 9+9 | 8.5, 9 | QPO Atoll Source |
X 1636-536 | 333, -4.8 | Low Mass X-ray Binary (LMXB) |
X 1822-371 | 357, -11 | LMXB |
GX 17+2 | 16.4, 1.3 | Neutron Star |
Nova Sco 94 | 345, 2.45 | Nova, LMXB |
GX 354-0 | 354, -15 | X-ray Burster |
NGC 6624 | 2.79, -7.9 | Globular Cluster |
X 1735-444 | 346, -6.99 | X-ray Burster |
GRO J 1744-28 | 0.05, 0.3 | LMXB |