Polish astronomers have detected a new ultracompact X-ray binary as part of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE). The newly found binary, designated OGLE-UCXB-01, is an unusual periodic variable object with a relatively short orbital period. The finding is reported in a paper published August 22 on the arXiv pre-print server.
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