XMM - Newton Observations of IGR J 16320 – 4751 = AX J 1631 . 9 – 4752

We report on the analysis of an XMM observation of the X-ray source IGR J16320–4751 = AX J1631.9– 4752. Our analysis allowed us to obtain the most accurate X-ray position to date (Rodriguez et al. 2003), and to identify a likely infrared counterpart (Tomsick et al. 2003). We present the detailed analysis of the IGR J16320–4751 XMM spectra. The PN spectrum can be well represented by a single powerlaw or a comptonized spectrum (comptt). The current analysis and the comparison with the properties of other sources favor the possibility that the source is a Galactic X-Ray Binary (XRB). The identification of two candidate IR counterparts is in good agreement with this identification. The hard spectrum previously seen with ASCA, and the brightness of the candidate counterparts indicate that IGR J16320–4751 is most probably a High Mass X-ray Binary, hosting a neutron star.