MWC 656 hosts a hot stripped star companion of 1.48 solar masses instead of a black hole.
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Long-term polarimetric monitoring shows circumstellar disks in Be/X-ray binaries are smaller and denser than in isolated Be stars, with distortions often preceding giant X-ray outbursts.
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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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Long-term optical variability of high-mass X-ray binaries. III. Polarimetry
Long-term polarimetric monitoring shows circumstellar disks in Be/X-ray binaries are smaller and denser than in isolated Be stars, with distortions often preceding giant X-ray outbursts.