RX J1242-11
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| RX J1242-11 | |
|---|---|
| 220px A Chandra X-ray Observatory image of RX J1242-11. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 42m 36.9s |
| Declination | -11° 19´ 35´´ |
| Distance | 650 Mly (200 Mpc)[1] |
| Type | spiral |
| Notable features | Pair of Galaxies = [KG99] A + [KG99] B. |
| Other designations | |
| RX J1242.6-1119 | |
RX J1242-11 is an elliptical galaxy located approximately 200 megaparsecs (about 650 million light-years) from Earth. According to current interpretations of X-ray observations made by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and XMM-Newton, the centre of this galaxy is a 100 million solar mass supermassive black hole which was observed to have tidally disrupted a star.[1] The discovery is widely considered to be the first strong evidence of a supermassive black hole ripping apart a star and consuming a portion of it.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ NASA: "Giant Black Hole Rips Apart Unlucky Star"
External links
- Komossa's Object
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory Photo Album - February 18, 2004
- 41QuarkBuchiNeri.pdf[dead link]
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