X-ray nova
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X-ray nova
See X-ray transients.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
x-ray nova
[′eks ‚rā ′nō·və] (astronomy)
An x-ray source which appears suddenly in the sky, dramatically increases in intensity over a few days, and then decays away with a lifetime of several months. Also known as transient x-ray source.
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