Elusive Binary Black Hole System Identified
Artist's conception of the binary supermassive black hole system. Each black hole is surrounded by a disk of material gradually spiraling into its grasp, releasing radiation from x-rays to radio waves. The two black holes complete an orbit around their center of mass every 100 years, traveling with a relative velocity of 6000 kilometers per second.
Credit:P.Marenfeld and NOAO/AURA/NSF
About the Image
Id: | noao0901a |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | March 4, 2009 |
Related releases: | noao0901 |
Size: | 1440 x 1200 px |
About the Object
Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |