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The most widely cited figures are 1.4 solar masses and 10 km radius. However, tracing the references back to their sources I find that these are just canonical numbers for a generic neutron star. Either the original paper says that explicitly or says something like, "Let's assume a mass of 1.4..." or "If the mass is 1.4..."
Other figures that get bandied about: 28-30 km diameter, and 40 km diameter.
Also, how oblate would one expect the spheroid to be?
Other figures that get bandied about: 28-30 km diameter, and 40 km diameter.
Also, how oblate would one expect the spheroid to be?