LMC P3 - the first gamma-ray binary discovered in another galaxy

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Channel: SciNews · 2016 · Science & Technology

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LMC P3 is the first gamma-ray binary system found in another galaxy and the most luminous such system known in gamma rays, X-rays, radio waves and visible light. LMC P3 lies within a supernova remnant located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), about 163,000 light-years away. 

Credits:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NOAO/CTIO/MCELS, DSS

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