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RX J0720.4-3125

Index RX J0720.4-3125

RX J0720.4-3125 is a neutron star in the constellation Canis Major. [1]

7 relations: Accretion disk, Canis Major, Epoch (astronomy), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Neutron star, Solar System, The Magnificent Seven (neutron stars).

Accretion disk

An accretion disk is a structure (often a circumstellar disk) formed by diffused material in orbital motion around a massive central body.

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Canis Major

Canis Major is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.

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Epoch (astronomy)

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as the celestial coordinates or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, because these are subject to perturbations and vary with time.

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in astronomy and astrophysics.

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Neutron star

A neutron star is the collapsed core of a large star which before collapse had a total of between 10 and 29 solar masses.

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Solar System

The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.

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The Magnificent Seven (neutron stars)

The Magnificent Seven is the informal name of a group of isolated young cooling neutron stars at a distance of 120 to 500 parsecs from Earth.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RX_J0720.4-3125

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