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Hercules X-1
(3U 1653+35)
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Hercules X-1has eclipse duration 0.24 days (in X-rays)2001-09-27 09:30:33.0
is a part of Hercules2001-09-27 09:30:33.0
has eccentricity e < 0.12001-09-27 09:30:33.0
has distance 5 kpchas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:33.0
has synonym 3U 1653+352001-09-27 09:30:33.0
has orbital period 1.7 dayshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:33.0
has definition An X-ray pulsar, a member of an occulting binary system. The visible component has been identified as the blue variable HZ Herculis, whose spectrum varies from late A or early F to B. Her X- l has a pulsation period of 1.2378 seconds, presumably its rotation period, and exhibits a 35-day quasi-periodicity in the X-ray region (but not in the optical). It is probably a rotating neutron star in a circular orbit with a mass of about 0.7 Msun, which is accreting matter from HZ Her. The orbital period is stable, but the pulsation period is speeding up at a rate of about 1 part in 105 per year. The X-ray eclipse lasts 0.24 days.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:33.0
is an instance of X-ray pulsar2001-09-27 09:30:33.0
is an instance of eclipsing binary2001-09-27 09:30:33.0
periodic variablehas period2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
pulsarhas acronym PSR2001-09-27 09:30:32.0
binary starhas number of stars 22001-09-27 09:30:54.0
variablehas name designated with
  1. R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z and the genitive of the latin constellation name
  2. RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY, or RZ and the genitive of the latin constellation name when the single letter designations are exhausted
  3. AA...AZ, BB...BZ, etc. (omitting J), which ends with QQ...QZ and the genitive of the latin constellation namewhen the RR...RZ designations are exhausted
  4. V 335, V 336, etc., when the double letter designations are exhausted
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has observational problem some difficulty in distinguishing between various kinds2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
has observable variation time scale within a period of decadeshas URL: http://www.aavso.org, 2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
has light curve2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
has optical brightness variation 0.2 magnitudes or greater2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
has amplitude2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
star systemhas abundance half the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of star systems2001-09-27 09:30:54.0
starhas star surface temperature2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has spectral type2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has V magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has B magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has U magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has proper motion2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has surface density which depends on luminosity class2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has surface temperature greater than 1000 Kelvin2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has apparent magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has absolute magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has age2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has catalog star catalog2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has material hydrogen, helium2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
massive compact halo objectis a part of halo2001-09-27 09:28:17.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
dark matteris a part of dark halo2001-09-27 09:32:18.0
hypothetical particlehas acceptance status hypothetical2001-09-27 09:28:16.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
particleobeys uncertainty principle2001-09-27 09:28:02.0
has frequency inversely proportional to the wavelength2001-09-27 09:28:02.0
has wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum2001-09-27 09:28:02.0
has charge2001-09-27 09:28:01.0

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