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More Images of KS 1731-260
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Neutron Star KS
1731-260
A Chandra image of neutron star KS 1731-260,
remarkably cool after 12 years of being bombarded with
hot gas from a companion star, not visible here. The
now dim KS 1731-260 is the light blue object slightly
above the midline of this image.
(Credit: NASA/Chandra/Wijnands
et al.)
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X-ray Light Curve for KS
1731-260
Data from two detectors aboard the Rossi X-ray Timing
Explorer (RXTE) shows the light curve (X-ray count rate
versus time) for the neutron star KS 1731-260. The day
the Chandra observation was performed is marked with an
arrow.
(Credit: NASA/Chandra/Wijnands
et al. )
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Chandra ACIS Spectrum of Neutron
Star KS 1731-260
(Credit: NASA/Chandra/Wijnands
et al. )
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Neutron Accretion
This image illustrates the accretion flow, with gas
from a large companion star swirling around a tiny
neutron star, attracted by the neutron star's
gravity.
(Credit: NASA)
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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale
Bar
Scale bar = 10 arcsec
Credit: NASA/Chandra/Wijnands et
al.
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