  We present a new catalogue of high mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) in the Galaxy
that we call the Galactic High Mass X-ray Binary Catalogue (XRBcats), which
improves upon the most recent of such catalogues. We include new HMXBs
discovered since previous publications and revise the classification for
several objects previously considered HMXBs or HMXB candidates. The catalogue
includes basic information (e.g. source names, coordinates, types), other data
(e.g. distance and X-ray flux estimates, binary system parameters), and other
characteristic properties of the 169 HMXBs catalogued. We also present finding
charts in several bands from the infrared to hard X-rays for each object. The
aim of this catalogue is to provide a list of all currently known Galactic
HMXBs, including basic information on both compact objects and non-degenerate
counterpart properties (where available). We also include objects tentatively
classified as HXMBs in the literature and give a brief motivation for the
classification in each case. The catalogue is compiled based on a search of
known HMXBs and candidates in all publicly available databases and literature
published before May 2023. The relevant properties in various wavelength bands
were collected for all objects, either from the literature or using data
provided by large-scale surveys. For the latter case, the counterparts in each
individual survey were found by cross-correlating positions of identified HMXBs
with relevant databases. An up-to-date catalogue of Galactic HMXBs is presented
to facilitate research in this field. Our goal was to collect a larger set of
relevant HMXB properties in a more uniform way compared to previously published
works.

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