Evidence for a Black-Hole in Large Magellanic CLOUD-X-3
Abstract
Spectroscopy of the optical counterpart of LMC X-3 reveals a slightly reddened B3 V star. An orbital analysis shows that the unseen companion star must have a mass larger than the B star and should easily be detected in the spectrum, if it were a normal star. Thus it appears that this object is a very good candidate for a black hole.
- Publication:
-
Structure and Evolution of the Magellanic Clouds
- Pub Date:
- September 1984
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0074180900040316
- Bibcode:
- 1984IAUS..108..241C