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Preliminary evidence is presented which indicates that the star WX Cen, associated with the X-ray source Centaurus X-2 belongs to the Scorpio-Centaurus association. It is pointed out that this result greatly strengthens the similar results for the source Scorpius X-1, and lends support to the idea of the existence of a class of X-ray stars formed by young, subluminous objects, probably supernova remnants, thus neutron stars.
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Sofia, S. (1970). On the Nature of the X-ray Sources Scorpius X-1 and Centaurus X-2. In: Gratton, L. (eds) Non-Solar X- and Gamma-Ray Astronomy. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3311-4_29
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