Identification of a New Ultraluminous X-ray Source in NGC 1316

Abstract

In this study, we report identification of a new ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) named as X-7 in NGC 1316, with an unabsorbed luminosity of 2.1$\times$10${}^{39}$ erg s${}^{-1}$ using the two recent Chandra archival observations. The X-7 was detected in the Chandra 2001 observation and was included in the source list of the NGC 1316 as CXOUJ032240.8-371224 with a luminosity of 5.7$\times$10${}^{38}$ erg s${}^{-1}$. Present luminosity implies a luminosity increase of a factor of $\sim$ 4. The best fit spectral model parameters indicate that X-7 has a relatively hot disk and hard spectra. If explained by a diskblackbody model, the mass of compact object is estimated as $\sim$ 8 M$\odot$ which is in the range of a stellar-mass black hole. The X-7 shows a relatively long-term count rate variability while no short-term variability is observed. We also identified a unique optical candidate within 0.22" error circle at 95\% confidence level for X-7 using the archival HST/ACS and HST/WFC3 data. Absolute magnitude (M${}_V$) of this candidate is -7.8 mag. Its spectral energy distribution is adequately fitted a blackbody model with a temperature of 3100 K indicating an M type supergiant, assuming the donor star dominates the optical emission. In addition, we identified a transient ULX candidate (XT-1) located 6" away from X-7 has a (high) luminosity of $\sim$ 10${}^{39}$ erg s${}^{-1}$ with no visible optical candidate.

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