Record-breaking stellar black hole found nearby | ESO News

Astronomers have found the most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy, thanks to the wobbling motion it induces on a companion star. This wobbling was measured over several years with the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. Additional data from other telescopes, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, confirmed that the mass of this black hole, dubbed Gaia BH3, is 33 times that of our Sun. The chemical composition of the companion star suggests that the black hole was formed after the collapse of a massive star with very few heavy elements, or metals, as predicted by theory. This video summarises the discovery. 

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Music: Stellardrone – Introspace.
Written by: L. Spillman, D. Curic, E. Reiriz Martínez.
Footage and photos: ESO, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, D. Gasparri, Space Engine (spaceengine.org)

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Identificazione:eso2408a
Data di rilascio:Martedì 16 Aprile 2024 09:00
Notizie relative:eso2408
Durata:01 m 18 s
Frame rate:25 fps

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Nome:Gaia BH3
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole
Categoria:ESOcast
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