What is Cygnus X-1?Group of answer choicesthe first gamma-ray burster to be spotted in other wavelengths as wella millisecond pulsar with three Earth-like planets around itthe leading candidate for an observable black hole binary systemthe strongest x-ray eclipsing binary system in the skyThe brightest star in the constellation Cygnus.
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What is Cygnus X-1?Group of answer choicesthe first gamma-ray burster to be spotted in other wavelengths as wella millisecond pulsar with three Earth-like planets around itthe leading candidate for an observable black hole binary systemthe strongest x-ray eclipsing binary system in the skyThe brightest star in the constellation Cygnus.
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Cygnus X-1 is the leading candidate for an observable black hole binary system.
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