Multiple Choice
Huge fluxes of X-rays are detected from the direction of Cygnus X-1 with a spectrum that looks similar to that of a blackbody with a peak wavelength of 1.45 nm (1 nm = 10-9 m) . These X-rays are probably emitted by matter being heated as it falls into a black hole. What is the temperature of this gas?
A) 2 * 106 K
B) 4205 K
C) 2 * 10-2 K
D) 2* 104 K
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