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The Mass of Cygnus X-1 Is Estimated to Be 14

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The mass of Cygnus X-1 is estimated to be 14.8 Mε. How was this determined?


A) measurement of the gravitational redshift
B) use of Kepler's third law
C) measurement of the Doppler shift of the binary system, of which it is a part
D) visual measurement of the "wobble" in the binary system

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