File:IGR J17062-6143 binary still.jpg

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English: The stars of IGR J17062–6143, illustrated here, circle each other every 38 minutes, the fastest-known orbit for a binary system containing an accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar. As they revolve, a superdense pulsar pulls gas from a lightweight white dwarf. The two stars are so close they would fit between Earth and the Moon.
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Source https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-s-nicer-mission-finds-an-x-ray-pulsar-in-a-record-fast-orbit (direct link)
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