A stellar black hole

Combining observations done with ESO's Very Large Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope, astronomers have uncovered the most powerful pair of jets ever seen from a stellar black hole. The black hole blows a huge bubble of hot gas, 1000 light-years across or twice as large and tens of times more powerful than the other such microquasars. The stellar black hole belongs to a binary system as pictured in this artist’s impression.

Créditos:

ESO/L. Calçada/M.Kornmesser

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Id:eso1028a
Tipo:Ilustração
Data de divulgação:7 de Julho de 2010 às 19:00
Notícias relacionadas:eso1028
Tamanho:4000 x 3000 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:NGC 7793
Tipo:Milky Way : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole
Distância:12 milhão anos-luz
Categoria:Illustrations
Quasars and Black Holes

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