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  2. Observed blackholes

  3. List of observed black holes


    All types BH-BH XRB XRB t XRB P EG XRB P EG XRB BH XRB nBHB S MW GC EG GC

    BH-BH - Double compact objects

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    GW150914 BH-BH 35.6+4.7—3.1 -0.01+0.12—0.13 30.6+3.0—4.4 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW151012 BH-BH 23.2+14.9—5.5 0.05+0.31—0.20 13.6+4.1—4.8 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW151226 BH-BH 13.7+8.8—3.2 0.18+0.20—0.12 7.7+2.2—2.5 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW170104 BH-BH 30.8+7.3—5.6 -0.04+0.17—0.21 21.4+2.2—1.8 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW170608 BH-BH 11.0+5.5—1.7 0.03+0.19—0.07 7.6+1.4—2.2 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW170729 BH-BH 50.2+16.2—10.2 0.37+0.21—0.25 34.0+9.1—10.1 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW170809 BH-BH 35.0+8.3—5.9 0.08+0.17—0.17 23.8+5.1—5.2 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW170814 BH-BH 30.6+5.6—3.0 0.07+0.12—0.12 25.2+2.8—4.0 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW170818 BH-BH 35.4+7.5—4.7 -0.09+0.18—0.21 26.7+4.3—5.2 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW170823 BH-BH 39.5+11.2—6.7 0.09+0.22—0.26 29.0+6.7—7.8 Abbott et al. (2019)
    GW170121 BH-BH -0.3+0.3—0.3 Venumadhav et al. (2019)
    GW170304 BH-BH 0.2+0.3—0.3 Venumadhav et al. (2019)
    GW170727 BH-BH -0.1+0.3—0.3 Venumadhav et al. (2019)

    XRB - X-ray binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    XTE J1118+480 XRB 7.5±0.7 q=0.024 Gandhi et al. (2019)
    XTE J1118+480 XRB 6.9—8.2 K7—M1V 4.078414±0.000005h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    XTE J1118+480 XRB 7.30±0.73 q=0.024±0.009 K4V 4.1h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1118+480 XRB 6.9—8.2 0.22±0.07 K7/M1V 4.08h Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    XTE J1118+480 XRB 6.9—8.2 q=0.024±0.009 K5/M1V 0.1699339(2)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    XTE J1550-564 XRB 7.81—15.6 K2—4IV 37.0088±0.0001h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    XTE J1550-564 XRB 10.39±2.26 q=0.031 to 0.037 K3±1III 37.0h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1550-564 XRB 10.5±1.0 0.3±0.07 K2/4IV 37 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    XTE J1550-564 XRB 7.8—15.6 q~0.03 K2/4IV 1.5420333(24)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    XTE J1550-564 XRB 9.1±0.6 0.34+0.20—0.28 McClintock et al. (2014)
    GS 2000+251 XRB 5.5—8.8 K3—7V 8.258095±0.000005h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GS 2000+251 XRB 8.37±1.30 q=0.042±0.012 K3—6V 8.3h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GS 2000+251 XRB ~6.55 0.16—0.47 Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GS 2000+251 XRB 5.5—8.8 q=.042±0.012 K3/7V 0.3440873(2)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GRO J0422+32
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB 2—15 M4—5V 5.09185±0.000005 Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GRO J0422+32
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB 3.69±0.41 q=0.116±0.08 M2(+2/—1)V 5.1 h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRO J0422+32
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB ~10.4 ~0.45 M0/4V 5.09 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GRO J0422+32
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB >~10.4 q=0.11+0.05—0.02 M0/5V 0.2121600(2)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GRS 1009-45
    Nova VELA 1993
    XRB >~4.4 K7—M0V 6.8449±0.0003h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GRS 1009-45
    Nova VELA 1993
    XRB 5.95±0.89 q=0.137±0.015 G5—K7V 6.8h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRS 1009-45
    Nova VELA 1993
    XRB ~8.5 ~0.5 G5/K0V 6.86±0.12 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GRS 1009-45
    Nova VELA 1993
    XRB K7/M0V 0.285206(14)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GRS 1716-249 XRB >~4.9 ~1.6 K—M 14.7 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GX339-4
    1HJ1659-487
    XRB >6 >GIV 42.14±0.01h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GX339-4
    1HJ1659-487
    XRB >5.8±0.5 q<0.08 42.1h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GX339-4
    1HJ1659-487
    XRB >7 0.3—1.1 KIV 42 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GX339-4
    1HJ1659-487
    XRB >6.0 1.7557(4)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    H1705-250
    Nova Ophiuchi 1977
    V2107 Oph
    XRB 4.9—7.9 K3—M0V 12.51±0.03h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    H1705-250
    Nova Ophiuchi 1977
    V2107 Oph
    XRB 5.36 to 12.48 q<0.053 K5±2V 12.5h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    H1705-250
    Nova Ophiuchi 1977
    V2107 Oph
    XRB 4.9—7.9 0.15—1.0 K3/M0V 12.55 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    H1705-250
    Nova Ophiuchi 1977
    V2107 Oph
    XRB 4.9—7.9 q<=0.053 K3/M0V 0.5213(13)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    XTEJ1650-500 XRB leq7.3 ~K4V 7.69±0.02 Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    XTEJ1650-500 XRB 4.72±2.16 1=0.0 to 0.5 G5—K4III 7.7h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTEJ1650-500 XRB ~5.1 0.7 ~K4V 7.69±0.02 h Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    XTEJ1650-500 XRB ~K4V 0.3205(7)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    XTEJ1859+226
    Cyg X-2
    XRB >5.42 ~K5V 6.58±0.05h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    XTEJ1859+226
    Cyg X-2
    XRB 10.83±4.67 q<0.5 K5—7V 6.6h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTEJ1859+226
    Cyg X-2
    XRB 7.7±1.3 0.7 K5V 6.58±0.05 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    XTEJ1859+226
    Cyg X-2
    XRB >5.42 ~K5V 0.274(2)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GS2023+338
    nova V404 Cygni
    XRB 9.0+0.2—0.6 q=0.067 Gandhi et al. (2019)
    GS2023+338
    nova V404 Cygni
    XRB 9.0+0.2—0.6 K3III 155.311±0.002h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GS2023+338
    nova V404 Cygni
    XRB 7.15±0.35 q=0.060±0.005 K0IV 155.3h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GS2023+338
    nova V404 Cygni
    XRB 12±2 0.5—1.0 K0/3IV 156 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GS2023+338
    nova V404 Cygni
    XRB 9.0+0.2—0.6 q=0.067±0.005 K0/3IV 6.47129(7)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GRS 1124-684
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB 11.0±1.75 q=0.079 Gandhi et al. (2019)
    GRS 1124-684
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB 3.8—7.5 K3—5V 10.38254±0.00007h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GRS 1124-684
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB 5.99±1.14 q=0.128±0.040 K3—4V 10.4h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRS 1124-684
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB 6.95±0.6 0.3—2.5 K5V 10.392 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GRS 1124-684
    Nova Muscae 1991
    XRB 7.0±0.6 q=0.13±0.04 K3/5V 0.4326058(31) Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GRS 1915+105 XRB 12±2 KI—5III 812±4h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GRS 1915+105 XRB 12.4+2.0—1.8 q=0.058±0.033 K0—7III 739h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRS 1915+105 XRB 12.9±2.4 0.8±0.5 K1/5III 811.2±2.4h Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GRS 1915+105 XRB 10.1±0.6 q=0.042±0.024 K1/5III 33.85(16)d Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GRS 1915+105 XRB 10.1±0.6 >0.95 McClintock et al. (2014)
    GS 1354-64
    BW Cir
    XRB >7.0 q=0.12 Gandhi et al. (2019)
    GS 1354-64
    BW Cir
    XRB >=7.6±0.7 G5III 61.068±0.002h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GS 1354-64
    BW Cir
    XRB 7.47 q=0.12±0.04 G0—5III 61.1h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GS 1354-64
    BW Cir
    XRB 7.6±0.7 G5IV 61.07 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GS 1354-64
    BW Cir
    XRB >7.0 q=0.12+0.03—0.04 ~G5 IV 2.54451(8)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GRO J1655-40
    nova Scorpii 1994
    XRB 6.0±0.4 q=0.42 Gandhi et al. (2019)
    GRO J1655-40
    nova Scorpii 1994
    XRB 6.0±0.4 F6IV 62.920±0.003h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    GRO J1655-40
    nova Scorpii 1994
    XRB 5.4±0.3 q=0.38±0.05 F6III 62.9h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRO J1655-40
    nova Scorpii 1994
    XRB 5.31±0.07 1.75±0.25 F3/G0IV 62.909±0.003 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    GRO J1655-40
    nova Scorpii 1994
    XRB 6.6±0.5 q=0.42±0.03 F3—G0IV 2.62168(14) Casares & Jonker (2014)
    GRO J1655-40
    nova Scorpii 1994
    XRB 6.3±0.5 0.70±0.10 McClintock et al. (2014)
    4U 1543-475
    IL Lup
    XRB 9.4±1.0 q=0.28 Gandhi et al. (2019)
    4U 1543-475
    IL Lup
    XRB 8.4—10.4 A2V 26.79377±0.00007h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    4U 1543-475
    IL Lup
    XRB 9.4±2.0 q=0.25 to 0.31 A2V 26.8h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    4U 1543-475
    IL Lup
    XRB 2.7—7.5 2.3—2.6 A2V 26.8 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    4U 1543-475
    IL Lup
    XRB 2.7—7.5 A2V 1.123(8)day Casares & Jonker (2014)
    4U 1543-475
    IL Lup
    XRB 9.4±1.0 0.80±0.10 McClintock et al. (2014)
    Swift J1357.2-0933 XRB >8.3 M2—4V 2.8±0.3h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    Swift J1357.2-0933 XRB >3.0 M4.5V 2.8h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    4U 1956+350 XRB 14.81±0.98 q=1.294±0.154 09.7Iab 134.4h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    H 1743-322 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    H 1743-322 XRB ~8 0.2±0.3 McClintock et al. (2014)
    Swift J1357.2-0933 XRB Charles et al. (2019)
    Swift J1357.2-0933 XRB Mata Sanchez et al. (2015)
    Swift J1357.2-0933 XRB Corral-Santana et al. (2013)
    4U 2030+40 XRB 2.4+2.1—1.1 q=0.23+0.09—0.06 WN4/5 or WN6/7 4.8h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    4U 1630-472 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J0421+560 XRB B0—2 465.84 Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    4U 0538-641 XRB 6.95±0.33 q=0.532±0.096 B3V 40.9h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    4U 0540-697 XRB 10.91±1.41 q=0.343±0.220 O7III 93.8h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J11321-5311 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    MAXI J1305-704 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    1A 1524-62 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    Swift J1539.2-6227 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    MAXI J1543-564 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1637-498 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1652-453 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    MAXI J1659-152 XRB M2—5V 2.414h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J17091-3624 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J17098-3628 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    SAX J1711.6-3808 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    Swift J1713.4-4219 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XMMSL1J171900.4-353217 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1719-291 XRB K0V or later Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRS 1716-249 XRB K or later 14.7h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1720-318 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1727-476 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J17285-2922 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRS 1730-312 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    KS 1732-273 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J17379 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRS 1737-31 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRS 1739-278 XRB B G or K Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    1E 1740.7-2942 XRB 305.52h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    Swift J174510.8-262411 XRB A0 or later <21h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J17454-2919 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    1A 1742-289 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    CXOGC J174540.0-290031 XRB 7.9h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1748-288 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J17497-2821 XRB B or K Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    SLX 1746-331 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1752-223 XRB 9.6±0.9 Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    Swift J1753.5-0127 XRB 3.2h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1755-324 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    H 1755-338 XRB 4.4h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    GRS 1758-258 XRB K0III 442.8h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1812-182 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J18175-1530 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1817-330 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1818-245 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    MAXI J1836-194 XRB <4.9h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    Swift J1842.5-1124 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    EXO 1846-031 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    IGR J18539+0727 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1856+053 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1901+014 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J1908+094 XRB A—K Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    Swift J1910.2-0546 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    SS 433 XRB >7.7+3.0—2.4 314.4h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    4U 1957+115 XRB 9.33h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTE J2012+381 XRB Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    HD215227
    MWc656
    XRB 3.8—6.9 q=0.41±0.07 B1.5—2 III 1448.9h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    MAXI J1631-479 XRB >0.94 Xu et al. 2020
    MAXI J1348-630 XRB >7 Tominaga et al. (2020)
    MAXI J1348-630 XRB ~9 Jana et al. (2020)

    XRB t - X-ray binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    XTEJ1819-254
    SAX J819.3-2525
    V4641 Sgr
    XRB t 6.4±0.6 q=0.66 Gandhi et al. (2019)
    XTEJ1819-254
    SAX J819.3-2525
    V4641 Sgr
    XRB t 6.4±0.6 B9III 67.6182±0.0002h Corral-Santana et al. (2016)
    XTEJ1819-254
    SAX J819.3-2525
    V4641 Sgr
    XRB t 6.4±0.6 q=0.45±0.04 B9III 67.6h Tetarentko et al. (2016)
    XTEJ1819-254
    SAX J819.3-2525
    V4641 Sgr
    XRB t 8.73—11.70 5.49—8.14 B9III 67.62 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    XTEJ1819-254
    SAX J819.3-2525
    V4641 Sgr
    XRB t 8.7—11.7 q=0.63—0.70 B9III 2.81730(1)day Casares & Jonker (2014)

    XRB P - X-ray binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    Cyg X-1 XRB P 14.8±1.0 q=1.3 Gandhi et al. (2019)
    Cyg X-1 XRB P 14.81±0.98 19.16±1.90 OI 134.4 Porb Wiktorowicz et al. (2014)
    Cyg X-1 XRB P 14.8±1.0 >0.95 McClintock et al. (2014)
    Cyg X-1 XRB P 13—23 25—35 Ziolkowski et al. (2014)

    EG XRB P - X-ray binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    LMC X-1 EG XRB P 10.9±1.4 0.92+0.05—0.07 McClintock et al. (2014)
    M33 X-7 EG XRB P 15.65±1.45 0.84±0.05 McClintock et al. (2014)
    EG XRB P Torres et al. (2019)
    EG XRB P Atri et al. (2020)

    EG XRB - X-ray binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    LMC X-3 EG XRB 7.6±1.6 <0.3 McClintock et al. (2014)

    BH XRB - X-ray binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    MAXI J1820+070 BH XRB Gandhi et al. (2019)

    nBHB S - non-interacting black hole binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    HD215227
    MWc656
    nBHB S Be Casares et al. (2014)
    AS 386 nBHB S Be Khokhlov et al. (2018)
    LB-1 nBHB S Liu et al. (2019)
    2MASS J05215658+4359220 nBHB S Thompson et al. (2019)
    HR 6819 nBHB S >= 4.2 (6.3 ± 0.7 Msun) B3 III and Be (triple system) Abbott et al. (2019)

    MW GC - non-interacting black hole binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    in M22 MW GC Strader et al. (2012)
    in M62 MW GC Chomiuk et al. (2013)
    in 47 Tuc MW GC Bahramian et al. (2017)
    in 47 Tuc MW GC Miller-Jones et al. (2015)
    in NGC 3201 MW GC Giesers et al. (2018)

    EG GC - non-interacting black hole binaries

    Name Type Mass Spin Companion Reference
    in NGC 4472 EG GC Maccarone et al. (2011)
    in NGC 1399 EG GC Shih et al. (2010)
    in NGC 3379 EG GC Brassington et al. (2010)

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