Centaurus X-44

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:contains gptkb:football_club
gptkb:star
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:NASA
the 1970s
gptkbp:distance approximately 10,000 light years
approximately 4,000 light years
gptkbp:emissions_standard gptkb:X-rays
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:1994
gptkbp:game_components normal star
gptkbp:has_luminosity varies with time
greater than 1000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O-type star
gptkbp:has_variants in X-ray brightness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Centaurus X-44
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_affected_by gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:supernova_remnants
stellar mass black holes
gptkbp:is_considered a candidate for future gravitational wave detection
a strong X-ray source
an important object for understanding black holes.
gptkbp:is_known_for high-energy emissions
high mass transfer rates
gptkbp:is_monitored_by various space telescopes
gptkbp:is_noted_for its variability in X-ray emissions
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
multiple wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the study of compact objects
X-ray astronomy research
X-ray binary classification
the Centaurus X-ray binary group
gptkbp:is_related_to other X-ray binaries
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
stellar evolution
its mass transfer dynamics
gptkbp:lighting hard X-ray spectrum
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
declination -41° 00' 00"
right ascension 12h 50m 00s
gptkbp:mass greater than 10 solar masses
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 5.5 days
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:football_club
gptkbp:research black hole formation
accretion processes
gptkbp:set_in the Centaurus constellation
gptkbp:storage around the black hole
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
black hole binary system