HLX-1
Intermediate mass black hole candidate located in the lenticular galaxy ESO 24349 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hyper-Luminous X-ray source 1, commonly known as HLX-1, is an intermediate-mass black hole candidate located in the lenticular galaxy ESO 243-49 about 290 million light-years from Earth. The mass of its central black hole is estimated to be approximately 20,000 solar masses.[3] The source was discovered at the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP, formerly the CESR), Toulouse, France and gained interest from the scientific community because of strong evidence supporting it as an intermediate-mass black hole.[2] HLX-1 is possibly the remnant of a dwarf galaxy that may have been in a galactic collision with ESO 243-49.[4]
Quick Facts Constellation, Right ascension ...
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Phoenix[1] |
Right ascension | 01h 10m 28.2s |
Declination | −46° 04′ 22.2″[2] |
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Mass | 102-105 M☉ |
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