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An upper limit of 0.7 ± 0.14 M⊙ is obtained for the mass of the pulsar component of Cen X-3. The system is likely to be a massive close binary in the second stage of mass exchange.
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VAN DEN HEUVEL, E., HEISE, J. Centaurus X-3, Possible Reactivation of an Old Neutron Star by Mass Exchange in a Close Binary. Nature Physical Science 239, 67–69 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci239067a0
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