Animated sequence of the VLTI images of stars around the Milky Way’s central black hole

This animation shows the orbits of the stars S29 and S55 as they move close to Sgr A* (centre), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. As we follow the stars along in their orbits, we see real images of the region obtained with the GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) in March, May, June and July 2021. In addition to S29 and S55, the images also show two fainter stars, S62 and S300, the latter having only been discovered following these new VLTI observations.

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ESO/GRAVITY collaboration/L. Calçada

O filmie

Identyfikator:eso2119b
Data publikacji:14 grudnia 2021 16:00
Powiązane komunikaty:eso2119
Czas trwania:36 s
Frame rate:25 fps

O obiekcie

Nazwa:Sagittarius A*
Typ:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Kategoria:Quasars and Black Holes

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