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Wd1-9 shows long-term X-ray changes, 14-day orbital period: Study
short by Pravel Jain / on 02 Aug 2025,Saturday
NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has revealed new details about Wd1-9, a rare supergiant B[e] star 13,800 light-years away in Westerlund 1. Astronomers found it shows long-term X-ray changes and a 14-day orbital period, confirming it as a colliding-wind binary. They also detected iron emission at 6.7 keV for the first time ever. Significantly, no photospheric features were detected.
short by Pravel Jain / 09:01 pm on 02 Aug
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