Galactic centre and black hole

This is a combined image showing the central region of our Milky Way galaxy and an artist’s impression of a bright “blob” of gas in the disc of material surrounding the black hole in the centre of our Galaxy.

Credit:

ESO/APEX/2MASS/A. Eckart et al. , ESO/L. Calçada

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0841c
Type:Ontwerp
Publicatiedatum:18 november 2008
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0841
Grootte:3000 x 2000 px

Over het object

Naam:Milky Way Galactic Centre
Type:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Afstand:25000 lichtjaren
Categorie:Galaxies
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