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The H<i>α</i> Emission Line Variations of HR 6819

The H<i>α</i> Emission Line Variations of HR 6819

The star system HR 6819 was recently proposed by Rivinius et al. as the site of the nearest example of a stellar mass black hole. Their spectra show evidence of two components: a B3 III star in a 40 d orbit and a stationary B-emission line star. Based upon the …