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transient X-ray source

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transient X-ray source has definition As of early 1974, four had been detected: Cen X-2, Cen X-1, 2U 1543-47, and Cep X-4. They resemble slow novae. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:23.0
is a kind of X-ray source

X-ray source has wavelength X-ray
is a part of celestial sphere

celestial body has spectra 2001-09-27 09:30:09.0

physical object has location or center of gravity 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum
has mass
has velocity
has momentum
has temperature
has volume
has extent
has material

Kinds of transient X-ray source :

transient X-ray source	has definition As of early 1974, four had been detected: Cen X-2, Cen X-1, 2U 1543-47, and Cep X-4. They resemble slow novae.
transient X-ray source	is a kind of X-ray source
X-ray source	has wavelength X-ray
X-ray source	is a part of celestial sphere
celestial body	has spectra
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material