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  • Released Thursday, October 6, 2016
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LMC P3 is composed of a hot, young star (blue) many times the sun's mass and what scientists think is a neutron star (magenta).

LMC P3 is composed of a hot, young star (blue) many times the sun's mass and what scientists think is a neutron star (magenta).

Fermi sees more gamma rays when the companion passes the star on the far side of its orbit (left) than when it’s on the near side (right).

Fermi sees more gamma rays when the companion passes the star on the far side of its orbit (left) than when it’s on the near side (right).

This map of the entire gamma-ray sky shows the location of LMC P3 and known gamma-ray binary systems in our Milky Way galaxy.

This map of the entire gamma-ray sky shows the location of LMC P3 and known gamma-ray binary systems in our Milky Way galaxy.

For More Information

See NASA.gov



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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Gamma-ray sky map courtesy of NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration



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