Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
Cygnus XR-1 |
| Object Description:
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Black Hole |
| Position (J2000):
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R.A. 19h 58m 21.52s
Dec. +35°12' 05.09" |
| Constellation:
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Cygnus |
| Distance: |
About 1.9 kpc (6000 light-years) |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
High Speed Photometer (HSP) |
| Exposure Dates:
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June 8, 1992; July14, 1992; August 14, 1992 |
| Exposure Time:
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3 hours |
| Principal Astronomers:
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J.F. Dolan (GSFC), R.C. Bless (Univ. of Wisconsin), G.W. Van Citters
(NSF), J.L. Elliot (MIT), E.L. Robinson (Univ. of Texas), R.L.White
(STScI) |
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| About this Release |
| Release Date: |
January 11, 2001 9:30 a.m.(PST)/12:30 p.m.(EST) |
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