Binary System XTE J1550-564 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Binary System XTE J1550-564

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XTE J1550-564 is a binary system in which an evolved star orbits -- and donates matter to -- a black hole estimated at 10 times the sun's mass.

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ESO/L. Calçada

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