Suppose we observe a source of X-rays that varies substantially in brightness over a period of a few days. What can we conclude?
A) The X-ray source must be a quasar.
B) The X-ray source must contain a black hole with an accretion disk.
C) The X-ray source can be no more than a few light-days in diameter.
D) The X-ray source must have a strong, rapidly varying magnetic field.
E) We must seeing the rapid orbit of two stars in a binary system.
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