The long-term optical evolution of the black hole candidate MAXI J1659โ152
The long-term optical evolution of the black hole candidate MAXI J1659โ152
We present 5 years of optical and infrared data of the black hole candidate MAXI J1659-152 covering its 2010 outburst, decay and quiescence. Combining optical data taken during the outburst decay, we obtain an orbital period of 2.414 $\pm$ 0.005 h, in perfect agreement with the value previously measured from โฆ