A compact body pulls material from a binary companion. This material plunges toward the compact body and emits X-rays. Which of these phenomena would this description NOT fit?
A) pulsating X-ray source
B) X-ray burster
C) black hole in a binary system
D) nova

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Novae involve a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a white dwarf in a binary system, primarily emitting visible light, not X-rays caused by material plunging toward a compact body.

A Compact Body Pulls Material from a Binary Companion