This list contains information about HMXBs that are known in the Galaxy and that were detected
in the latest release of Gaia (EDR3). Greyed sources are available in Fortin et al. 2022 (A&A subm., link coming soon),
while the others are the ones that did not meet the quality criteria on parallax for that study.

This page is maintained by Francis Fortin. Please reach out to fortin@apc.in2p3.fr for any inquiry about this list of sources. Last updated 2022/01/06



Catalogue of High-Mass X-ray Binaries in the Milky way detected by Gaia (v0.01 2021/06)
Name R.A. Dec. Pos. error HMXB subtype Spectral type ref. Secondary Mass unc. ref. Period unc. ref. Eccentricity unc. ref. Gaia eDR3 ID
  (deg) (deg) (mas)       (Msun) (Msun)   (d) (d)          
IGR J00370+6122 9.290148 61.3601367 0.172 Bg B0.5II-III 2005A&A...440..637R 22.0   2014A&A...563A...1G 15.6627 0.0042 2007A&A...469.1063I 0.48 0.03 2014A&A...563A...1G 427234969757165952
1A 0114+650 19.511239 65.291619 0.153 sg B1Iae 2015A&A...579A.111K 16.0 2.0 2017ApJ...844...16H 11.5983 6.0E-4 1985ApJ...299..839C 0.18 0.05 2006A&A...458..513K 524924310153249920
4U 0115+634 19.633194 63.742522 0.019 Be B0.2Ve 2001A&A...369..108N 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 24.3174 4.0E-4 2010MNRAS.406.2663R 0.339 0.005 2010MNRAS.406.2663R 524677469790488960
IGR J01363+6610 23.957771 66.212028 110.0 Be B1Ve 2005A&A...440..637R 12.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 159.0 2.0 2010ATel.3079....1C       519352324516039680
RX J0146.9+6121 26.750883 61.356574 0.216 Bg B1IIIe 1997A&A...323..853M 9.6   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 330.0   2018MNRAS.481.2779S       511220031584305536
IGR J01583+6713 29.577046 67.223183 0.015 Bg B2IVe+ 2008MNRAS.386.2253K 12.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P             518990967445248256
LS I+61 303 40.131935 61.229331 0.205 Be B0Ve 1981PASP...93..741H 12.5   2005MNRAS.360.1105C 26.496 0.0028 2002ApJ...575..427G 0.537 0.034 2009ApJ...698..514A 465645515129855872
EXO 0331+530 53.749604 53.173150 60.0 Oe O8.5Ve 1999MNRAS.307..695N 18.8   2005A&A...436.1049M 36.5 0.29 2010MNRAS.406.2663R 0.417 0.007 2010MNRAS.406.2663R 444752973131169664
X Per 58.846158 31.045844 0.48 Bg O9.5III 1982ApJS...50...55S 15.5   1997MNRAS.286..549L 250.3 0.6 2001ApJ...546..455D 0.111 0.018 2001ApJ...546..455D 168450545792009600
XTE J0421+560 64.925581 55.999361 0.301 sgB[e] B0/2I[e]:sgB[e] 2002A&A...392..991H                   276644757710014976
RX J0440.9+4431 70.247152 44.530352 57.35 Be B0.2Ve 2005A&A...440.1079R 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 150.0   2013A&A...553A.103F       252878401557369088
EXO 051910+3737.7 80.646798 37.676011 0.282 Bg B0III-IVe 1990A&A...231..354P 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P             184497471323752064
1A 0535+262 84.727395 26.315788 0.236 Og O9.5III-Ve 1998PASP..110.1310W 20.0   2001A&A...377..161O 110.3 0.3 2001A&A...377..161O 0.47 0.02 1996ApJ...459..288F 3441207615229815040
IGR J06074+2205 91.860870 22.096610 70.0 Be B0.5Ve 2010A&A...522A.107R 14.6   1996MNRAS.280L..31P             3423526544838563328
HD 259440 98.246903 5.800323 0.04 Be B0pe 1982IAUS...98..261J 15.7 2.5 2010ApJ...724..306A 308.0 26.0 2018PASJ...70...61M 0.62 0.16 2018PASJ...70...61M 3131822364779745536
SAX J0635.2+0533 98.826164 5.551745 0.051 Be/Bg B2V-B1IIIe 1999ApJ...523..197K 9.6   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 11.2 0.5 2000ApJ...542L..41K 0.29 0.09 2000ApJ...542L..41K 3131755947406031104
3A 0656-072 104.572040 -7.209780 60.0 Oe O9.7Ve 2003ATel..202....1P 15.6   2005A&A...436.1049M 101.2   2015A&ARv..23....2W       3052677318793446016
3A 0726-260 112.223245 -26.108026 0.196 Oe O5Ve 2016ApJS..224....4M 38.1   2005A&A...436.1049M 34.548 0.01 2016ATel.9823....1C       5613494119551805184
RX J0812.4-3114 123.118154 -31.247822 23.0 Bg B0.2IVe 2001A&A...367..266R 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 80.39 3.0 2019MNRAS.488.4427Z       5548261400354128768
IGR J08262-3736 126.556867 -37.619986 151.0 Be OBV 2010A&A...519A..96M                   5541793213959987968
IGR J08408-4503 130.199132 -45.058399 0.237 sg O8.5Ib-II(f)p 2014ApJS..211...10S 33.0   2015A&A...583L...4G 9.5436 2.0E-4 2015A&A...583L...4G 0.63 0.03 2015A&A...583L...4G 5522306019626566528
Vela X-1 135.528587 -40.554694 0.277 sg B0.5Iae-1b 1978MSS...C02....0H 26.0 1.0 2015A&A...577A.130F 8.96302 4.5E-4 1997MNRAS.286L..21S 0.107 0.079 1997MNRAS.286L..21S 5620657678322625920
GRO J1008-57 152.445744 -58.293198 70.0 Be B0e 1994MNRAS.270L..57C 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 249.48   2018MNRAS.481.2779S 0.68   2018MNRAS.481.2779S 5258414192353423360
2FGL J1019.0-5856 154.731561 -58.946095 0.02 Oe O6V 2015ApJ...813L..26S 23.0 3.0 2015ApJ...805...18W AND 2015ApJ...813L..26S 16.544 0.008 2015ApJ...806..166A 0.31   2015ApJ...806..166A 5255509901121774976
4U 1036-56 159.397143 -56.798850 0.329 Bg B0III-Ve 1997A&A...323..853M 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 60.9   2018MNRAS.481.2779S       5352018121173519488
1A 1118-615 170.238237 -61.916733 60.0 Og O9.5III-Ve 1981A&A....99..274J 18.0   2005A&A...436.1049M 24.0   2015A&ARv..23....2W       5336957010898124160
Cen X-3 170.312856 -60.623776 0.025 Og O9III-V 1974ApJ...191L..23V 20.2 1.8 2007A&A...473..523V 2.08713845 5.0E-8 1999MNRAS.307..357A 4.0E-4 2.0E-4 1983ApJ...268..790K 5337498593446516480
IGR J11215-5952 170.445101 -59.863328 0.183 sg B1Ia 1993ApJS...89..293V       164.6   2018MNRAS.481.2779S 0.8   2018MNRAS.481.2779S 5339047221168787712
IGR J11305-6256 172.778797 -62.946925 0.605 Bg B0IIIe 1977ApJS...35..111G 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P             5333660129603575808
1E 1145.1-6141 176.869000 -61.953720 60.0 sg B2Iae 1982MNRAS.201..171D 14.0 4.0 1987PASP...99..420H 14.365 0.002 2002ApJ...581.1293R 0.2 0.03 2002ApJ...581.1293R 5334851450481641088
2E 1145.5-6155 177.000090 -62.206917 0.287 Bg B1III-Ve 1982IAUS...98..151P 12.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 187.5   2018MNRAS.481.2779S 0.5   2018MNRAS.481.2779S 5334823859608495104
EXMS B1210-645 183.311571 -64.875133 0.016 Be B2V 2009A&A...495..121M 9.6   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 6.7   2015A&ARv..23....2W       6053076566300433920
GX 301-2 186.656494 -62.770357 0.635 sg B1.5Iaeq 1982PASP...94..541H 43.0 10.0 2006A&A...457..595K 41.498 0.002 2006A&A...457..595K 0.462 0.014 2006A&A...457..595K 6054569565614460800
1H 1249-637 190.709443 -63.058625 2.02 Be B0.5IVpe 2006MNRAS.371..252L 9.6   2005A&A...441..235Z             6055103928246312960
GX 304-1 195.321250 -61.601830 60.0 Be B2Vne 1980MNRAS.190..537P 9.6   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 132.5   2015A&ARv..23....2W       5863533199843070208
PSR B1259-63 195.698554 -63.835732 0.164 Oe O9.5Ve 2011ApJ...732L..11N 22.5 7.5 2018MNRAS.479.4849M 1236.724526 6.0E-6 2018MNRAS.479.4849M 0.8698797 6.0E-8 2018MNRAS.479.4849M 5862299960127967488
IGR J14331-6112 218.284655 -61.261073 0.1 Be/Bg BV-IIIe 2008A&A...482..113M                   5878377736381364608
4U 1538-522 235.597330 -52.386000 60.0 sg B0.2Ia 1978MNRAS.184P..73P 20.0   2004ARep...48...89A 3.72844   2004ARep...48...89A 0.07 0.09 2004ARep...48...89A 5886085557746480000
1H 1555-552 238.590701 -55.328976 0.271 Bg B2IIIn 2003AJ....126.2971V 9.6   1996MNRAS.280L..31P             5884544931471259136
IGR J16195-4945 244.884170 -49.741810 60.0 Oe ON9.7Iab 2013A&A...560A.108C 27.8   2005A&A...436.1049M 16.0   2015A&ARv..23....2W       5935509395659726592
IGR J16465-4507 251.646920 -45.117940 60.0 sg O9.5Ia 2008A&A...486..911N 27.8   2005A&A...436.1049M 30.24   2018MNRAS.481.2779S       5943246345430928512
4U 1700-377 255.986555 -37.844143 5.19 sg O6Iafcp 2014ApJS..211...10S 46.0 5.0 2015A&A...577A.130F 3.41166 4.0E-6 2016MNRAS.461..816I 0.03 0.02 2016MNRAS.461..816I 5976382915813535232
XTE J1739-302 264.798130 -30.343814 0.14 sg O8Iab(f) 2006ApJ...638..982N 33.7   2005A&A...436.1049M 51.47   2018MNRAS.481.2779S       4056922105185686784
RX J1744.7-2713 266.190691 -27.229021 0.327 Be B0.5V-IIIe 2006A&A...454..265L 14.6   1996MNRAS.280L..31P             4060784345959549184
IGR J17544-2619 268.605287 -26.331269 64.0 sg O9Ib 2006A&A...455..653P 23.0 2.0 2017AstL...43..664B 12.172 0.007 2013BCrAO.109...27N 0.44 0.14 2013BCrAO.109...27N 4063908810076415872
SAX J1818.6-1703 274.657946 -17.046656 60.0 sg B0Iab 2010A&A...510A..61T       30.0   2018MNRAS.481.2779S       4097365235226829312
LS5039 276.562737 -14.848401 0.396 Oe ON6.5V(f) 2011MNRAS.416.1556T 23.0   2005MNRAS.364..899C 3.90607 8.0E-5 2011ASSP...21..559C 0.35 0.03 2011ASSP...21..559C 4104196427943626624
IGR J18450-0435 281.256619 -4.565758 0.07 sg O9.5I 1996MNRAS.281..333C 29.6   2005A&A...436.1049M 4.73983 2.8E-4 2015arXiv150301087G 0.34 0.11 2015arXiv150301087G 4258160560148155648
IGR J18483-0311 282.071684 -3.1713782 484.0 sg B0.5Ia 2008A&A...492..163R       18.545 0.003 2011ApJS..196....6L       4258428501693172736
XTE J1855-026 283.876688 -2.604656 60.0 sg B0Iaep 2008ATel.1876....1N       6.0   2008ATel.1876....1N       4255891924062617088
4U 1907+097 287.408548 9.829796 0.14 sg O9.5Iab 2008A&A...486..911N 27.8   2005A&A...436.1049M 8.3753 3.0E-4 1998ApJ...496..386I 0.28 0.1 1998ApJ...496..386I 4309225217336729088
KS 1947+300 297.397870 30.208830 70.0 Be B0Ve 2003A&A...397..739N 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 40.415 0.007 2004ApJ...613.1164G 0.034 0.007 2004ApJ...613.1164G 2031939548802102656
IGR J20006+3210 300.091080 32.189780 60.0 Be/Bg BV-III 2008A&A...482..113M                   2033989790047905024
RX J2030.5+4751 307.628518 47.864091 0.198 Be BVe 1988MNRAS.232..865C       46.02   2018MNRAS.481.2779S 0.41   2018MNRAS.481.2779S 2083644392294059520
GRO J2058+42 314.698067 41.776994 24.0 Be O9.5-B0IV-Ve 2005A&A...440..637R 18.0   2005A&A...441..235Z 55.0   1998ApJ...499..820W       2065653598916388352
SAX J2103.5+4545 315.898790 45.751530 120.0 Be B0Ve 2004A&A...421..673R 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 12.66536 8.8E-4 2007MNRAS.374.1108B 0.4055 0.0032 2007MNRAS.374.1108B 2162805896614571904
IGR J21347+4737 323.584869 47.633380 0.016 Be B3V 2009A&A...495..121M 12.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P             1978365123143522176
Cep_X-4 324.877850 56.986236 60.0 Be B1.5Ve:B1-B2Ve 1998A&A...332L...9B 10.8   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 20.85 0.05 2007A&A...470.1065M       2178178409188167296
4U 2206+543 331.984322 54.518446 0.418 Oe O9.5Vep 2006A&A...446.1095B 18.0   2005A&A...441..235Z 9.558 0.04 2014AN....335.1060S 0.3 0.02 2014AN....335.1060S 2005653524280214400
SAX J2239.3+6116 339.836870 61.274060 70.0 Be B0Ve 2017A&A...598A..16R 17.5   1996MNRAS.280L..31P 262.0   2000A&A...361...85I       2201091578667140352