LS 5039

Equatorial coordinates:

A.R. (J2000) = 18h 26m 15.056s

DEC (J2000) = -14° 50' 54.24"

Galactic coordinates:

l=16.88°

b=-1.29°

Approximate distance:

3000 pc = 6.2 x 10

⁸

AU = 9780 light-years = 9.3 x 10

²¹

Optical:

This star is listed in the 'Luminous Stars' catalog, with reference number 5039.

Magnitudes: B=12.2, V=11.2, R=10.7, I=9.9

Spectral type: O7V((f))

Radio:

Typical flux density values, S, in mJy (1 mJy = 10

^-26

erg s

^-1

^-2

^-1

S (20 cm) = 40 mJy

S (6 cm) = 25 mJy

S (3.6 cm) = 20 mJy

S (2.0 cm) = 13 mJy

Radio luminosity: L (0.1-100 GHz) = 1.0 x10³¹ erg s^-1

X-rays:

Belongs to the ROSAT bright source catalog (RX J1826.2-1450).

X-ray luminosity: L (1.5-12 keV) = 5.0 x10³⁴ erg s^-1

Gamma-rays:

Belongs to the Third EGRET catalog (3EG J1824-1514).

Gamma-ray luminosity: L (>100 MeV) = 3.8 x10³⁵ erg s^-1