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The Donor of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070

The Donor of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070

We estimate the parameters of the donor of the accreting black-hole binary MAXI J1820+070. The measured values of the binary period, rotational and radial velocities and constraints on the orbital inclination imply the donor is a subgiant with the mass of $M_2\approx 0.49^{+0.10}_{-0.10}M_\odot$ and the radius of $R_2\approx 1.19^{+0.08}_{-0.08}R_\odot$. We …