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Tressemy t1_isvxadl wrote

Reply to comment by shallowblue in TIL a neutron star in the constellation Sagittarius rotates 716 times per second. by shallowblue

How was the diameter measured? I would assume it is a LONG ways away, and that seems like a small distance to measure from here.

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THeShinyHObbiest t1_iswb9vf wrote

I believe you can estimate the size of neutron stars very accurately by their power output.

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