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Scorpius X-1
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Scorpius X-1has apparent magnitude brightest X-ray source in the sky (besides the Sun)has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:36.0
has distance 250 to 500 pchas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:36.0
has discovery date 1962has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:36.0
is a part of Scorpius2001-09-27 09:30:36.0
has definition A compact eclipsing X-ray source. It has day-to-day variations (period about 0.78 days?) of as much as 1 mag; it also has optical and radio counterparts but no correlation has been found among the flares observed at the three different wavelengths. It is a thermal X-ray source, probably associated with a rotating collapsed star surrounded by an extensive envelope. Tentative optical identification with the 13th mag blue variable V818 Sco. The spectrum of Sco X-1 is similar to that of an old nova. (3U 1617-15)has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:36.0
is an instance of X-ray source2001-09-27 09:30:36.0
is an instance of eclipsing binary2001-09-27 09:30:36.0
eclipsing binaryhas eclipse duration2001-09-27 09:30:35.0
X-ray sourcehas wavelength X-ray2001-09-27 09:30:23.0
is a part of celestial sphere2001-09-27 09:30:23.0
periodic variablehas period2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
binary starhas number of stars 22001-09-27 09:30:54.0
has orbital period2001-09-27 09:30:31.0
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 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
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has mass2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 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
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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