 Image of MACHO-96-BLG-5 | |
| Object type | Black hole |
|---|---|
Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| 18h 05m 023s | |
| Declination | −27° 42′ 17″ |
| Distance | 0.5-2 kpc |
| Mass | 6 solar masses |
MACHO-96-BLG-5 (M96-95) is a stellar mass black hole that was discovered through gravitational microlensing.[1][2] It is located at a distance of 0.5-2 kiloparsecs from Earth towards the bulge of the Milky Way galaxy. It has an estimated mass of 6 solar masses.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Abdurrahman, Fatima N.; Stephens, Haynes F.; Lu, Jessica R. (2021-05-01). "On the Possibility of Stellar Lenses in the Black Hole Candidate Microlensing Events MACHO-96-BLG-5 and MACHO-98-BLG-6". The Astrophysical Journal. 912 (2): 146. arXiv:2103.09923. Bibcode:2021ApJ...912..146A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abee83. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ↑ Forest Stephens, Haynes; Lu, Jessica (January 2018). "Late-time high-resolution images of the black hole candidate microlensing events, MACHO-96-BLG-5 and MACHO-98-BLG-6". American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #231. 231: 347.06. Bibcode:2018AAS...23134706F.
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