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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:medical_imaging
gptkb:star
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Apache_Pulsar
the Centaurus constellation
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gptkbp:conducts_research_on
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high-energy astrophysics
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gptkbp:contains_star
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yes
a massive star
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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Bruce G. Elmegreen
Bruce G. Elsworthy
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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about 8,000 light years
about 7,500 light years
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gptkbp:emissions_standard
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gptkb:X-rays
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gptkbp:file_system
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yes
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:first_x-ray_source
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identified in 1971
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gptkbp:has
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strong magnetic field
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gptkbp:has_companion
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a blue supergiant star
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gptkbp:has_luminosity
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approximately 1000 times that of the Sun
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gptkbp:has_pulsation_period
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4.8 seconds
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gptkbp:has_radius
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about 10 kilometers
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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B0-2 V
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gptkbp:has_variations
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yes
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gptkbp:has_xray_binaries
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yes
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gptkbp:has_xray_flare
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yes
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gptkbp:has_xray_spectra
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Centaurus X-3
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gptkbp:included
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astronomical catalogs
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gptkbp:investigates
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stellar interactions
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gptkbp:is_a_source_of
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gamma rays
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gptkbp:is_a_subject_of
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stellar astrophysics
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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X-ray emissions
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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gptkb:supernova_remnants
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gptkbp:is_considered
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theoretical models
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gptkbp:is_considered_as
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prototype of X-ray binaries
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gptkbp:is_examined_in
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black hole formation
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gptkbp:is_in
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X-ray binary catalog
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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accretion processes
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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pulsar activity
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gptkbp:is_located_at
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Declination -62° 25' 00"
Right Ascension 12h 10m 32s
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gptkbp:is_monitored_by
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ground-based observatories
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gptkbp:is_noted_for
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gptkb:literature
its brightness
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:XMM-Newton
multiple wavelengths
various space telescopes
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
a binary system
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gptkbp:is_part_of_observations
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X-ray astronomy
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gptkbp:is_part_of_research_field
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cosmic rays
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gptkbp:is_part_of_study
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neutron star formation
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gptkbp:is_referenced_in
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research papers
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gptkbp:is_studied_for
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stellar evolution
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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astrophysics
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gptkbp:is_used_in
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stellar models
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gptkbp:lighting
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strong
around 10^38 ergs per second
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
constellation Centaurus
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gptkbp:mass
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about 1.4 solar masses
approximately 1.4 solar masses
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gptkbp:notable_for
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being one of the first X-ray pulsars discovered
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gptkbp:orbital_period
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about 2.1 days
about 5.6 days
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
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gptkbp:primary_star_type
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gptkb:Supernova
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gptkbp:pulsation_period
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4.8 seconds
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gptkbp:redshift
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0.0013
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gptkbp:secondary_star_type
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B-type star
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gptkbp:targets
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space telescopes
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:X-ray_pulsar
gptkb:star
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