Novelties in galaxies always call the attention of internet users and the novelty of a new black hole in one of them could not have a different effect. During studies, astronomers identified a second black holeO supermassive in the Leo I dwarf galaxy. Throughout the article it is possible to learn more about the galaxy and about this novelty present in it. Keep reading and check it out.
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Discovery of yet another black hole in a galaxy
astronomers they have been studying since 2021 ways to validate the existence of the second black hole in a galaxy. For, by proposing the existence of the same in the center of Galaxy dwarf Leo I, needed to create innovative ways to get images of it.
1. The dwarf galaxy Leo I
The dwarf galaxy Leo I is a galaxy that, according to the Harvard and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), resembles a "fossil", as it has no gas. She is part of the constellation Leo and can also be called the Dwarf of Regulus.
2. How did they identify the possibility of the existence of a black hole?
It was noted that around this galaxy the stars gained speed as it approached the center of the Leo dwarf, which is why the suspicion of the second black hole arose.
3. What has been done to detect the black hole?
Astronomers are looking for new ways to prove the existence of the black hole. This study is groundbreaking and may challenge everything known to date about black holes. The second black hole is supermassive and has a mass very similar to the one located in the Milky Way, but has a formation with less mass.
The black hole in question has been named Leo I*, after the galaxy it is supposed to be in.