XTE J1650-500

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XTE J1650-500 is a stellar-mass black hole candidate and 2000-2001 transient binary X-ray source located in the constellation Ara. Its mass of 3.8±0.5 solar masses[1] is the smallest yet found for any black hole, and near the theoretical upper mass limit (~2.7 solar masses) for a neutron star. The binary period is 0.32 days[1].

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  1. ^ Orosz, J.A. et al. (2004) ApJ 616,376-382.


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