Talk:SS 433

stellar wind

I removed the statement about the stellar wind. 2.16×10⁷ mph (the original value in the article) is over 400 times the speed of light, so probably there was a simple error in transcribing the value.

If I can find a value elsewhere, I'll re-insert the (corrected) statement. Pavium 03:29, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Uuh, no. The speed of light is 6.706x10⁸ mph. Fig (talk) 19:55, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Mass of the progenitor

This article claims that the progenitor in SS433 is 'likely a black hole, or possibly a neutron star'. Whilst the referenced article estimates a possible mass of up to ~20 M_sun via radial velocity observations, the accuracy of such measurements remains unclear and alternative measurements have suggested a lower mass of ~3.2 M_sun (e.g. D'Odorico 1991). More-over SS433 does not fit the standard XRB radio/X-ray relationship (Gallo et al.), as the source is X-ray quite for black hole candidate. Therefore such a claim is invalid or at least misleading. Anthony Rushton (talk) 09:20, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Distance

A new estimate for the distance to the system - 4.3 kpc [1]. Jacobs (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 07:31, 31 January 2010 (UTC).

Core values?

Nature of an eclipsing object for an x-ray binary?

For an x-ray binary, for example, might one have accreting mass, both gaseous and even eventually of a liquid core, being drawn off toward a compact object (ss433 x-ray binary?). Might one have a resultant residual solid fused iron core fission reactor? Might it constitute the residual object for an eclipsing x-ray binary? Has it's x-ray profile (from the core?) been largely unaffected? Might radioactivity, versus just an iron core, have a differential effect on x-ray signature? Might this apply to all stars, even our sun, if the outer layers were stripped off? Do all stars have a liquid (fusion) core? Might a white dwarf (misnomer?) just represent the solid iron fission core of a preceding red giant? A fission core, detectable in infrared, that lasts essentially forever? A fission core, detectable in infrared, that lasts essentially forever? Might far infrared (IR) detect dust, and near IR detect fission stellar core for ss433 companion of x-ray binary? Fusion, most efficient for a liquid core; and fission turned on, and most suitable, for a solidified stellar core? 66.41.229.140 (talk) 23:59, 13 June 2011 (UTC)66.41.229.140 (talk) 23:32, 13 June 2011 (UTC)67.91.184.187 (talk) 20:11, 15 June 2011 (UTC)66.41.229.140 (talk) 23:03, 15 June 2011 (UTC)