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The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Black_Hole_of_Cygnus_X-1
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
black hole
gptkbp:accretesMatterFrom
gptkb:HDE_226868
gptkbp:alternativeName
gptkb:HDE_226868_B
gptkb:V1357_Cygni
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
8.95
gptkbp:declination
+35° 12′ 06″
gptkbp:discoveredBy
gptkb:Louise_Webster
gptkb:Paul_Murdin
gptkb:Tom_Bolton
gptkbp:discoveredIn
1971
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
about 7,200 light-years
gptkbp:eventHorizonConfirmed
yes
gptkbp:hasCompanion
gptkb:HDE_226868
gptkbp:hasJet
yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
gptkbp:mass
about 21 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor
first strong black hole candidate
gptkbp:orbitType
5.6 days
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Cygnus_X-1_system
gptkbp:rightAscension
19h 58m 21.7s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod
near maximal spin
gptkbp:spectralType
gptkb:O9.7_Iab_(companion_star)
gptkbp:studiedBy
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:type
binary star system
gptkbp:XRaySource
gptkb:Cygnus_X-1
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4