GRAVITY tracks star passing supermassive black hole
The GRAVITY instrument in the VLT Interferometer has tracked the motion of the star S2 as it made a very close approach to the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. This image shows the star and black hole shortly before their closest approach in May 2018.
Credit:ESO/GALAXY Collaboration
About the Image
| Id: | eso1825f |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 26 July 2018, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1825 |
| Size: | 3840 x 2160 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes Stars |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Very Large Telescope GRAVITY |