The centre of the Milky Way
Image of the galactic centre. For the interferometric GRAVITY observations the star IRS 16C was used as a reference star, the actual target was the star S2. The position of the centre, which harbours the (invisible) black hole known as Sgr A*,with 4 million solar masses, is marked by the orange cross.
Credit:ESO/MPE/S. Gillessen et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso1622b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 23 June 2016, 10:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1622 |
| Size: | 1384 x 1126 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRS 16C |
| Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
