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Orbit of Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy

Orbit of Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    GRO J1655-40
  • Release Date
    November 18, 2002
  • Science Release
    Fast-Flying Black Hole Yields Clues to Supernova Origin
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  • Credit
    NASA and A. Feild (STScI)

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Artist's View of Black Hole and Companion Star GRO J1655-40

Artist's View of Black Hole and Companion Star GRO J1655-40

GRO J1655-40 is the second so-called 'microquasar' discovered in our Galaxy. Microquasars are black holes of about the same mass as a star. They behave as scaled-down versions of much more massive black holes that are at the cores of extremely active galaxies, called quasars....

Black Hole Companion Star GRO J1655-40

Black Hole Companion Star GRO J1655-40

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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