Two Record-Breaking Black Holes Found Hiding Nearby
Artist's conceptualization of the stellar environment around a black hole of about 10 billion solar masses. The velocity of stars in orbit (and close to) the black hole help to determine its mass.
Credit:Gemini Observatory/AURA illustration by Lynette Cook.
About the Image
| Id: | gemini1110a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | Dec. 1, 2011 |
| Related releases: | gemini1110 |
| Size: | 2480 x 3508 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
