Which of these is NOT an argument for Cygnus X- 1 being a black hole?
A) It is the third strongest source of X- rays in the sky.
B) The X- rays from the compact source vary in as little as a millisecond.
C) Spectroscopic data suggests hot gas is flowing toward the X- ray source.
D) The mass of the visible star is greater than that of the X- ray source.
E) The mass of the X- ray source is about 10 solar masses.
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