Abell 400
Coordinates: 
02h 57m 38.6s, +06° 02′ 00″
02h 57m 38.6s, +06° 02′ 00″keV)[1] | |
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Abell 400 is a
supermassive black holes (3C 75
) spiraling towards merger.
These two supermassive black holes are contained in NGC 1128. The galaxy, microwave radio jets, multi-million degree X-ray producing gas and resultant radio source is known as 3C 75. X-ray source 2A 0252+060 (1H 0253+058, XRS 02522+060) may be some additional or other portion of Abell 400.[3]
The black holes are an estimated 25,000 light years apart, and thus will take millions of years to collide. Should the two supermassive black holes merge, they will form a single super-supermassive black hole.[4]
Gallery
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wider view of Abell 400 with PanSTARRS -
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "NED results for object ABELL 0400". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ ISSN 0067-0049. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- doi:10.1086/190992.
- ^ "Chandra :: Photo Album :: 3C 75 in Abell 400 :: 06 Apr 06". chandra.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
External links
- Pair of black holes locked in death dance (CNN) Thursday, April 6, 2006; Posted: 2:46 p.m. EDT (18:46 GMT)
- Black Holes Bound to Merge (SPACE.com) 6 April 2006 11:48 am ET
- Black Holes Dance With Incredible Violence (SpaceDaily) Apr 12, 2006
- Study Finds Two Supermassive Black Holes Spiraling Toward Collision (Newswise) Apr 6, 2006
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