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Astrophysical X-ray source

Index Astrophysical X-ray source

Astrophysical X-ray sources are astronomical objects with physical properties which result in the emission of X-rays. [1]

47 relations: A Sky Full of Ghosts, American Astronomical Society 215th meeting, Arp 147, Astronomical radio source, Astronomy, Astrophysical X-ray source, Calvera (X-ray source), Coronal radiative losses, Cosmic dust, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Crab (unit), Cygnus X-1, Herbert Gursky, History of X-ray astronomy, Holmberg II, Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, Index of physics articles (A), Indian Space Research Organisation, Jean Swank, List of plasma physics articles, Lockman Hole, M60-UCD1, Markarian 177, Messier 15, Messier 62, MS 0735.6+7421, NGC 5204, NGC 5774, OSO 3, Peter Curran (astronomer), Puppis A, Qu Qinyue, Riccardo Giacconi, SGR J1550-5418, Spectral energy distribution, Stephen Hawking, Terzan 5, Theoretical astronomy, Ultraluminous X-ray source, Ursa Minor, Void galaxy, Wolf Prize in Physics, X-ray astronomy detector, X-ray astronomy satellite, X-ray source, X-ray transient, XTE J1650-500.

A Sky Full of Ghosts

"A Sky Full of Ghosts" is the fourth episode of the American documentary television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.

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American Astronomical Society 215th meeting

The 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) took place in Washington, D.C., Jan.

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Arp 147

Arp 147 (also known as IC 298) is an interacting pair of ring galaxies.

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Astronomical radio source

Astronomical radio sources are objects in outer space that emit strong radio waves.

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Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

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Astrophysical X-ray source

Astrophysical X-ray sources are astronomical objects with physical properties which result in the emission of X-rays.

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Calvera (X-ray source)

In astronomy, Calvera is a nickname—based on the villain in the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven—of an X-ray source known as 1RXS J141256.0+792204 in the ROSAT All-Sky Survey Bright Source Catalog (RASS/BSC).

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Coronal radiative losses

In astronomy and in astrophysics, for radiative losses of the solar corona, it is meant the energy flux radiated from the external atmosphere of the Sun (traditionally divided into chromosphere, transition region and corona), and, in particular, the processes of production of the radiation coming from the solar corona and transition region, where the plasma is optically-thin.

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Cosmic dust

Cosmic dust, also called extraterrestrial dust or space dust, is dust which exists in outer space, as well as all over planet Earth.

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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 American science documentary television series.

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Crab (unit)

A Crab is a standard astrophotometrical unit for measurement of the intensity of Astrophysical X-ray sources.

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Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 (abbreviated Cyg X-1) is a galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus, and the first such source widely accepted to be a black hole.

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Herbert Gursky

Herbert Gursky (May 27, 1930, Bronx, New York – December 1, 2006) was the Superintendent of the Naval Research Laboratory's Space Science Division and Chief Scientist of the E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research.

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History of X-ray astronomy

The history of X-ray astronomy begins in the 1920s, with interest in short wave communications for the U.S. Navy.

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Holmberg II

Holmberg II is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.

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Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a future space observatory with three identical telescopes designed to measure the polarization of cosmic X-rays.

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Index of physics articles (A)

The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size.

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Indian Space Research Organisation

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore.

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Jean Swank

Jean Hebb Swank is an astrophysicist who is best known for her studies of black holes and neutron stars.

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List of plasma physics articles

This is a list of plasma physics topics.

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Lockman Hole

The Lockman Hole is an area of the sky in which minimal amounts of neutral hydrogen gas are observed.

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M60-UCD1

M60-UCD1 is an ultracompact dwarf galaxy.

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Markarian 177

Markarian 177 is a blue compact dwarf galaxy located away, at the constellation of Ursa Major, in the bowl of the Big Dipper asterism.

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Messier 15

Messier 15 or M15 (also designated NGC 7078) is a globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus.

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Messier 62

Messier 62 (also known as M62 or NGC 6266) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus.

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MS 0735.6+7421

MS 0735.6+7421 is a galaxy cluster located in the constellation Camelopardalis, approximately 2.6 billion light-years away.

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NGC 5204

NCG 5204 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located about 14.5 million light-years away from EarthThe distance from Earth is.

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NGC 5774

NGC 5774 is an intermediate spiral galaxy approximately 71 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo.

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OSO 3

OSO 3 (Orbiting Solar Observatory 3), or Third Orbiting Solar Observatory (known as OSO C before launch) was launched on March 8, 1967, into a nearly circular orbit of mean altitude 550 km, inclined at 33° to the equatorial plane.

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Peter Curran (astronomer)

Peter A. Curran (27 July 1977 – 18 February 2016) was an Irish astronomer, known for his work on gamma-ray bursts, stellar black holes and the Peter Curran Award.

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Puppis A

Puppis A (Pup A) is a supernova remnant (SNR) about 100 lightyears in diameter and roughly 6500–7000 lightyears distant.

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Qu Qinyue

Qu Qinyue (born 21 May 1935) is a Chinese astrophysicist and educator.

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Riccardo Giacconi

Riccardo Giacconi (born October 6, 1931) is an Italian Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid the foundations of X-ray astronomy.

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SGR J1550-5418

SGR J1550-5418 is a soft gamma repeater (SGR), the sixth to be discovered, located in the constellation Norma.

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Spectral energy distribution

A spectral energy distribution (SED) is a plot of energy versus frequency or wavelength of light (not to be confused with a 'spectrum' of flux density vs frequency or wavelength).

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Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death.

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Terzan 5

Terzan 5 is a heavily obscured globular cluster belonging to the bulge (the central star concentration) of the Milky Way galaxy.

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Theoretical astronomy

Theoretical astronomy is the use of the analytical models of physics and chemistry to describe astronomical objects and astronomical phenomena.

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Ultraluminous X-ray source

An ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) is an astronomical source of X-rays that is less luminous than an active galactic nucleus but is more consistently luminous than any known stellar process (over 1039 erg/s, or 1032 watts), assuming that it radiates isotropically (the same in all directions).

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Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor (Latin: "Lesser Bear", contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the Northern Sky.

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Void galaxy

Void galaxies are galaxies which exist in cosmological voids.

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Wolf Prize in Physics

The Wolf Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Wolf Foundation in Israel.

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X-ray astronomy detector

X-ray astronomy detectors are instruments that detect X-rays for use in the study of X-ray astronomy.

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X-ray astronomy satellite

An X-ray astronomy satellite studies X-ray emissions from celestial objects, as part of a branch of space science known as X-ray astronomy.

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X-ray source

X-ray sources abound around us.

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X-ray transient

X-ray emission occurs from many celestial objects.

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XTE J1650-500

XTE J1650-500 is a binary system containing a stellar-mass black hole candidate and 2000–2001 transient binary X-ray source located in the constellation Ara.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysical_X-ray_source

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