One star, called S2, was observed over its complete 15.8-year-long orbit around the Milky Way’s central black hole. The star approached the black hole to within one light day, which is only about five times the distance between the planet Neptune and the Sun. (Courtesy of ESO)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16247-star-paths-reveal-secrets-of-milky-ways-black-hole.html

 

2009-01-23 | achtphasen | 16:46:25 | Email | comment




 

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