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    M82 X-2 is an X-ray pulsar located in the galaxy Messier 82, approximately 12 million light-years from Earth. It is exceptionally luminous, radiating...
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    studying M82, scientists discovered the brightest pulsar yet known, designated M82 X-2. In November 2023, a gamma-ray burst was observed in M82, which was...
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  • M82 X-1 is an ultra-luminous X-ray source located in the galaxy M82. It is a candidate intermediate-mass black hole, with the exact mass estimate varying...
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  • placed at around 316,000 L☉. Hayashi limit List of most massive stars M82 X-1 M82 X-2 A. J. van Marle; S. P. Owocki; N. J. Shaviv (2008). "Continuum driven...
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    discovered in galaxy M82, mid-mass objects purported to be the missing link between stellar-sized black holes and super massive black holes. X-ray emission lines...
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    M82-X1 is associated with a star cluster, exhibits quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs), has a modulation of 62 days in its X-ray amplitude. M82 X-2: An...
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    .50 BMG (redirect from 12.7 x 99 mm NATO)
    later, the .50 BMG was chambered in high-powered rifles as well. The Barrett M82 rifle was developed during the 1980s and, along with later variants, has...
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  • X-Ray Sources". NuSTAR. Retrieved 2023-04-24. Bachetti, Matteo; et al. (October 2022). "Orbital decay in M82 X-2". The Astrophysical Journal. 937 (2):...
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    7.62×51mm NATO (redirect from 7.62 mm x 51)
    Pretoria Metal Pressings for export sales. Cartridge, 7.62×51mm, Blank, M82: M82 equivalent produced by Pretoria Metal Pressings for export sales. Much...
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    NuSTAR (category X-ray telescopes)
    star M82 X-2 was emitting more radiation than was physically thought possible due to the Eddington limit, officially labeling it as an Ultraluminous X-ray...
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