MWC 656 hosts a hot stripped star companion of 1.48 solar masses instead of a black hole.
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Failed common envelope mergers yield 6-14 solar mass stripped stars consistent with long-lived core He-burning objects that appear single or in wide binaries from hierarchical triples.
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Ultraviolet spectroscopy reveals a hot and luminous companion to the Be star+black hole candidate MWC 656
MWC 656 hosts a hot stripped star companion of 1.48 solar masses instead of a black hole.
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Mergers via failed common envelope as a route towards intermediate-mass stripped stars
Failed common envelope mergers yield 6-14 solar mass stripped stars consistent with long-lived core He-burning objects that appear single or in wide binaries from hierarchical triples.