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HD 192163, a possible Wolf-Rayet binary with a relativistic component

Journal Article · · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5568733
Spectroscopic observations of the WN 6 star HD 192163 associated with the ring nebula NGC 6888 confirm the periodic (P = 4/sup d/.5) spectrum variability suspected by Koenigsberger et al. In a model close binary the primary star has a mass function f/sub WR/ = 10/sup -2/--10/sup -3/ M/sub sun/; hence the mass of the secondary, probably a neutron star, is roughly-equal1 M/sub sun/. HD 192163 may be regarded as a close binary system in its post--x-ray stage of evolution.
Research Organization:
Shternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow and Shemakha Astrophysical Observatory, Academy of Sciences, Azerbaidzhan
OSTI ID:
5568733
Journal Information:
Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 7:4; ISSN SALED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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