Radio emission from the high-mass X-ray binary BP Crucis - First detection

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Table 1:

Characteristics of the BP Cru system.
BP Cru
RA(J2000) 12:26:37.6	Dec(J2000) -62:46:14
Orbital period	41.5 d
Wray 977^a
Mass	39-68 $M_{\odot}$
Radius	62 $R_{\odot}$
$T_{\rm eff}$	18 100 K
Luminosity	$5\times 10^{5}~L_{\odot}$
Mass-loss rate	10^-5 $M_{\odot}$ yr^-1
Wind velocity	305 km s^-1
GX301-2
Mass^a	1.85 $M_{\odot}$
Spin period^c	696 s
Surface magnetic field^b	$4\times 10^{8}$ T

^a Kaper et al. 2006; ^b Kreykenbohm et al. 2004; ^c White et al. 1976.

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