IPs

V455 And
V515 And
AE Aqr
FO Aqr
V349 Aqr
XY Ari
V405 Aur
V647 Aur
HT Cam
MU Cam
DW Cnc
BG CMi
V709 Cas
V1033 Cas
V1025 Cen
TV Col
TX Col
UU Col
V2069 Cyg
V2306 Cyg
DO Dra
PQ Gem
V418 Gem
DQ Her
V1323 Her
V1460 Her
V1674 Her
EX Hya
NY Lup
V2400 Oph
V2731 Oph
V3037 Oph
V598 Peg
GK Per
AO Psc
HZ Pup
V667 Pup
WX Pyx
V1223 Sgr
V4743 Sgr
CC Scl
V1062 Tau
EI UMa
AX J1740.1
AX J1832.3
AX J1853.3
CTCV J2056
CXO J174954
IGR J04571
IGR J08390
IGR J15094
IGR J16500
IGR J16547
IGR J17014
IGR J17195
IGR J18151
IGR J18173
IGR J18308
IGR J19267
LAMOST 0240
PBC J0927.8
PBC J1841.1
RX J1804
RX J2015
RX J2113
RX J2133
RX J2306
Swift J0717
Swift J1839
Swift J2006
Swift J2138

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Likely IPs without a Known Orbital Peirod

Orbital period (Porb) is a fundamental parameter for all CVs.

Just by knowing Porb, the overall system size and the radius of the secondary can be constrained; the secular mass transfer rate and the evolutionary history of the system can be inferred; the optical brightness of an accretion disk can be estimated.

If a hydrogen-rich CV shows a coherent period well below the orbital period minimum (about 80 min) of CVs, the period is almost certainly related to the white dwarf spin, and we would infer that the system is likely an IP. However, there is too much one cannot study in a likely IP without a known orbital period, including the Porb/Pspin ratio and the Disk Brightness Index (DBI; Mukai & Pretorius (2023)).

Therefore, starting in 2024 August, I have made it an explicit policiy to require Porb to consider the IP nature to be confirmed.

Probable IPs without an orbital period

Swift J0525.6+2416
The spin period is 226.3 s as per X-ray observation, but the orbital period remains unknown.
Swift J0535.2+2830
There is an optical photometric period of 25.4 min, presumably the spin period; however, the orbital period remains unknown.
1RXS J080114.6-462324
The 1310 s X-ray period (probably also seen in the optical) is presumably the spin period. However, the orbital period is unknown.
Swift J0958.0-4208
The X-ray period of 296.22 s presumably is the spin period. There is no information on the orbital period.
IGR J14091-6108
There is a 9.6 min X-ray period, presumably the spin; the orbital period is unknown.
AX J1700.1-4157
The 714.5 s X-ray signal presumably reflects the spin period. The orbital period is unknown.
Suzaku J174035.6-301416
The 432 s X-ray signal presumably reflects the spin period. The orbital period is unknown.
SAX J1748.2-2808
The 593 s X-ray signal presumably reflects the spin period. The orbital period is unknown.
CXOPS J180354.3-300005
This Baade's window source has a 1028 s Chandra period, but the orbital period is unknown.
IGR J18048-1455
There is a ~25 min X-ray period, but the orbital period is unkown.
IGR J18151-1052
While the spin period has been detected in X-ray and optical observations, the orbital period is unknown. Classified as "confirmed" in IP Catalog Version 2021.
AX J1832.3-0840
While it now has a confirmed spin period from X-ray and optical observations, the orbital period remains unknown. Also, further optical photometry is also desirable, particularly to shed light on the (currently unexplained) 2303 and 4723 s modulations. Classified as "confirmed" in IP Catalog Version 2021.
IGR J18434-0508
The spin period is now known to be 304.4 s from X-ray observations, twice the optical photometric period. This system was temporarily listed as "confirmed" in IP Catalog Update No.7 between 2026 January and August.
ZTF J185139.81+171430.3
The 12.36953 min optical period presumably is the spin period; the orital period remains unknown.
2PBC J1911.4+1412
The 12.448 min optical period presumably is the spin period; the orital period remains unknown.

Confirmed IPs with Uncertain Orbital Peirods

For completeness, I also list "confirmed;" IPs whose orbital periods are somewhat uncertain.

Systems with Orbital Periods infered from Sideband Separation

Other Systems with Uncertain Orbital Peiords

These includes orbital periods from optical photometry, or cases where alias is possible.

Laast updated 2026 August 17


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