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SMC X-1 (2U 0115-73) | ||||
subject | fact |
SMC X-1 | is a part of Tucana | |
is a part of Small Magellanic Cloud | ||
has synonym 2U 0115-73 | ||
has orbital period 3.89-day | ||
has definition An X-ray source in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is a binary system. Identified with Sanduleak No. 160, a B0 I supergiant (mv = + 13.6). Because no radial-velocity variations are apparent in Sk 160, the mass of the X-ray emitter must be small relative to Sk 160 (about 2 Msun if Sk 160 is 20 Msun), unlike the compact member of CygX-1. | ||
is an instance of binary star | ||
binary star | has number of stars 2 | |
star system | has abundance half the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of star systems | |
star | has star surface temperature | |
has spectral type | ||
has V magnitude | ||
has B magnitude | ||
has U magnitude | ||
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth | ||
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit | ||
has proper motion | ||
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core | ||
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion | ||
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core | ||
has surface density which depends on luminosity class | ||
has surface temperature greater than 1000 Kelvin | ||
has apparent magnitude | ||
has absolute magnitude | ||
has age | ||
has catalog star catalog | ||
has material hydrogen, helium | ||
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity | ||
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass | ||
celestial body | has spectra | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent |
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