Bibcode
Gutiérrez, C. M.; López-Corredoira, M.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 472, Issue 1, September II 2007, pp.87-92
Fecha de publicación:
9
2007
Revista
Número de citas
6
Número de citas referidas
6
Descripción
Aims:We aim to identify the nature of several objects previously
catalogued as ultra-luminous X-ray (ULX) source candidates. Methods: Long-slit spectroscopy of the optical counterparts has been
carried out. Results: The eight objects are at higher redshift
than their putative parent galaxies. Conclusions: It is found
that these eight previously catalogued ULX candidates, most of them
projected in galactic halos are actually background unrelated objects.
This result confirms the high degree of contamination present in current
catalogues of ULXs.