Optical identification of the LMC supersoft source RX J0527.8-6954 from MACHO project photometry
Optical identification of the LMC supersoft source RX J0527.8-6954 from MACHO project photometry
We identify the likely optical counterpart to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) supersoft X-ray source RX J0527.8–6954, and hence recover HV 2554. This identification is based on an analysis of ~ 4 yr of optical photometry obtained serendipitously via the MACHO project. We see a steady fading of the star …