VLBA Reveals First-Ever Black Hole "Visual Binary"

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Credit: Bansal et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF.

VLBA image of the central region of the galaxy 0402+379, showing the two cores, labeled C1 and C2, identified as a pair of supermassive black holes in orbit around each other.

Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Source: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=7704

Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
0402+379
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole

Distance

Universescale3
750,000,000 light years

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
VLBA -
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ID
Gallery_0402radio
Subject Category
C.5.4.6  
Subject Name
0402+379
Credits
Bansal et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF.
Release Date
Lightyears
7.50E+8
Redshift
7.50E+8
Reference Url
https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=7704
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
VLBA
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NRAO/AUI/NSF
URL
https://public.nrao.edu
Name
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Email
outreach@nrao.edu
Telephone
Address
520 Edgemont Road
City
Charlottesville
State/Province
Virginia
Publisher
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Publisher ID
nrao
Resource ID
Metadata Date
2018-05-10T10:16:03-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Universescalefull
750,000,000 light years

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