NGC 300 X-1 in the spiral galaxy NGC 300

Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected a stellar-mass black hole much further away than any other previously known. With a mass about twenty times that of the Sun, this is also the second most massive stellar-mass black hole ever found. The newly announced black hole lies in a spiral galaxy called NGC 300, six million light-years from Earth.

This image obtained with the FORS2 instrument on the VLT is centred on the position of the black hole. The image covers a field of view of about 2x2 arcminutes, or about 4000 light-years at the distance of NGC 300. The image is based on data obtained through a wide B filter and two narrow-band filters centred on 500 nm and H-alpha.

Źródło:

ESO/P. Crowther

O zdjęciu

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Data publikacji:27 stycznia 2010 12:00
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O obiekcie

Nazwa:NGC 300 X-1
Typ:Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole
Local Universe : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Odległość:6 milion lat świetlnych
Constellation:Sculptor
Kategoria:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes
Stars

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Współrzędne

Pozycja (RA):0 55 9.92
Pozycja (Dec):-37° 42' 7.67"
Pole widzenia:1.95 x 1.95 arcminutes
Orientacja:North is 0.1° prawo of vertical

Kolory i filtry

PasmoDługość faliTeleskop
Optyczny
B
Very Large Telescope
FORS2
Optyczny
OIII
500 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
Optyczny
H-alpha
Very Large Telescope
FORS2