using the European space probe “Gaya” Researchers have discovered the so-called black hole in space. It’s less than 1,600 light-years from Earth, said the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The team, led by astrophysicist Karim El-Badri, explained that this brings it closer to Earth than other black holes identified so far. It is ten times the mass of the Sun.
Al-Badri explained that his team followed the lead with the Gemini International Observatory in Hawaii and confirmed the results. According to experts, the black hole was identified based on the motions of the accompanying star. It orbits the black hole at about the same distance as the Earth orbits the sun.
It is not clear to researchers how this black hole appeared in the Milky Way. his name was “Gaia BH1” It is located in the constellation Ophiuchus. The team surrounding Al-Badiri hopes to have more results by the end of 2025, when new data will be obtained from the space probe. “Gaya” It is published.
As hinted at with # GaiaDR3 On June 13, Gaia is expected to find dark companions of stars such as latent black holes or dormant neutron stars. Now, Gaia has discovered its first black hole: Gaia BH1. Closest to Earth! Image credit: El Badly et al. https://t.co/3aZUJR0dLD pic.twitter.com/rIKVAAl4NhN
– ESA Gaia (ESAGaia) 4 November 2022
More details in our story here: https://t.co/3aZUJRimZL And the press release issued by Tweet embed And Al-Badri et al.’s paper published today in MNRAS!
– ESA Gaia (ESAGaia) 4 November 2022
#GaiaBH1 A black hole 10 times larger than our sun and only 1560 light-years from Earth.https://t.co/Qhv2NUx5G0
– Marijk Louise (@HZwartemeer) 4 November 2022
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