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The mass of the black hole in Cygnus-X1 has been measured to be
14.8 ± 1.0 solar masses
(Orosz et al. 2011 The Mass of the Black Hole in Cygnus X-1).
Its spin parameter, greater than 0.97, is near maximal (Guo et al. 2011 The Extreme Spin of the Black Hole in Cygnus X-1). | |
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Updated 2012 Jan 16