The hibernating stellar magnet

The newly discovered object, known as SWIFT J195509+261406, showed intense flaring activity over a three day period. One of such flare is demonstrated here (and in the accompanying video). The images, obtained with the 0.8-m IAC80 telescope at Teide Observatory (Spain), show the source over a time span of about 30 minutes, during which the source brightens quickly then fades away. Forty of such flares have been recorded by the team of astronomers.

Kredit:

A.J. Castro-Tirado/IAC80/ESO

O snímku

Id:eso0831b
Typ:Koláž
Datum zveřejnění:23. září 2008
Související články:eso0831
Velikost:1567 x 992 px

O objektu

Jméno:SWIFT J195509.6+261406
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Type : Exotic : X-Ray Binary
Vzdálenost:16000 světelné roky
Kategorie:Stars

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