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On 2006 August 30, SXP18.3 a high‐mass X‐ray binary (HMXB) in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) with an 18.3 s pulse period was observed by  Rossi X‐ray Timing Explorer  ( RXTE ). The source was seen continuously for the following 36 weeks. This is the longest type II outburst ever seen from a HMXB in the SMC. During the outburst, SXP18.3 was located from serendipitous  XMM–Newton  observations. The identification of the optical counterpart has allowed SXP18.3 to be classified as a Be/X‐ray binary. This paper will report on the analysis of the optical and weekly  RXTE  X‐ray data that span the last 10 yr. The extreme length of this outburst has for the first time enabled us to perform an extensive study of the pulse timing of a SMC Be/X‐ray binary. We present a possible full orbital solution from the pulse timing data. An orbital period of 17.79 d is proposed from the analysis of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) III light curve placing SXP18.3 on the boundary of known sources in the Corbet diagram.

High‐mass X‐ray binary SXP18.3 undergoes the longest type II outburst ever seen in the Small Magellanic Cloud