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arxiv: astro-ph/0505534 · v1 · submitted 2005-05-26 · 🌌 astro-ph

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The first near infrared detection of XTE J1118+480 in quiescence

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We report the first quiescent detection of KV UMa, the optical counterpart of XTE J1118+480 at near infrared. The observed magnitudes and colours are consistent with a K7-M0 V star, at the distance 1.4 +/- 0.2 kpc. The light curve shows strong orbital modulation with possible contamination from a superhump detected in the quiescent optical light curves.

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