Stars around Sgr A* in May 2021
This image show stars orbiting very close to Sgr A* (centre), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. They were obtained with the GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at the end of May 2021.
Credit:ESO/GRAVITY collaboration
About the Image
| Id: | eso2119c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 14 December 2021, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2119 |
| Size: | 1046 x 1046 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sagittarius A* |
| Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 45 40.02 |
| Position (Dec): | -29° 0' 26.70" |
| Field of view: | 0.01 x 0.01 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared K | 2.2 μm | Very Large Telescope Interferometer GRAVITY |