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Q:
Can you tell me what is the distance between the XTEJ1118+480
black hole and its companion star?
A:
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Schematic diagram of the 14 dynamically confirmed
black hole binaries with low mass companions (i.e.
stars with masses less than about 3 solar masses). The
color scale represents the temperature of the star.
Credit: Jerome A. Orosz, Utrecht University (The
Netherlands).
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The distance from the black hole XTE J1118+480 has
been estimated to be 1.9 million kilometers. See the
accompanying sketch. Reference: J. McClintock et al. 2001
Astrophys. J. 551, L147
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