Supergiant eclipsing binary IGR J18027-2016 investigated in detail

Using data from ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Swift spacecraft, astronomers have conducted a detailed temporal and spectral study of an eclipsing supergiant X-ray binary known as IGR J18027-2016. Results of this research provide important insights into the properties of this system. The study was published December 28 on arXiv.org.