V381 Normae XTE J1550-564

Stellar classification

K

Coordinates

  • X 9530
  • Y -542
  • Z 14067
→ Sol: 17,000

Object type

  • Low Mass X-ray Binary
  • Black Hole
  • gamma-ray source
  • Variable Star
  • X-ray source
simbad:V* V381 Nor

Wiki

XTE J1550-564, sometimes abbreviated to J1550 and also known as V381 Normae is a low mass X ray binary in the constellation Norma. It is composed of a black hole around 10 times as massive as the Sun, and a star of spectral type K3III. The black hole fires out jets of matter that are thought to arise from an accretion disk, and is hence known as a microquasar.

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