SMC X-1 (2U 0115-73)The most luminous known X-ray pulsar. Located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, it consists of a neutron star and the blue supergiant Sanduleak 160 (type B0I) in a close, 3.89-day-period orbit. Related category NOTABLE STARSAlso on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History |