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A Full Orbit of the Star S2 (without annotations)
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For one of the central stars, called S2, the astronomers were able to follow its complete 15 year long orbit! The star approached the black hole to within one light-day – this is only about five times the distance between the planet Neptune and the Sun.
Credit:
ESO
About the Video
| Id: | eso0846h |
| Release date: | 10 December 2008 |
| Related releases: | eso0846 |
| Duration: | 35s |
About the Object
| Type: | • Quasars & Black Holes |
