Close-up of the black-hole system GRO J1655-40 (ground-based image)
In this one-degree view the black-hole system GRO J1655-40 is marked with a red circle. An arrow indicates the motion of the black hole over the next 100 000 years.
Credit:European Space Agency, NASA & Digitized Sky Survey
About the Image
Id: | heic0211g |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 18 November 2002, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic0211 |
Size: | 1033 x 826 px |
About the Object
Name: | GRO J1655-40 |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary |
Distance: | 5500 light years |
Category: | Quasars and Black Holes Stars |