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The hibernating stellar magnet
The newly discovered object, known as SWIFT J195509+261406, showed intense flaring activity over a three day period. One of such flare is demonstrated here (and in the accompanying video). The images, obtained with the 0.8-m IAC80 telescope at Teide Observatory (Spain), show the source over a time span of about 30 minutes, during which the source brightens quickly then fades away. Forty of such flares have been recorded by the team of astronomers.
Crédit:A.J. Castro-Tirado/IAC80/ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso0831b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Date de publication: | 23 septembre 2008 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0831 |
| Taille: | 1567 x 992 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | SWIFT J195509.6+261406 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Exotic : X-Ray Binary |
| Distance: | 16000 années lumière |
| Catégorie: | Stars |
