Low-mass X-ray Binary RX J173143.6-165736
Date: 03 May 2006
Satellite: XMM-Newton
Depicts: Spectrum of a LMXB, over an image of the LMXB
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Extraordinarily bright, low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXB) are observed in the XMM-Newton slew survey with sufficient sensitivity to record a detailed spectrum. This is an example of such a spectrum for the LMXB RX J173143.6-165736 (inset).
Last Update: 1 September 2019