Swift J1745-26
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swift-j1745-26-299-10465956
title:
Swift J1745-26
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Swift J1745-26 is a stellar-mass black hole located a few degrees from the center of the Milky Way galaxy toward the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by NASA's Swift satellite on September 16, 2012 due to the detection of an X-ray nova. The pattern of X-rays from the nova indicated that the central object was a black hole. Its name arises from the coordinates of its sky position. While astronomers do not know its precise distance, they think the object resides about 20,000 to 30,000
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Stellar-mass black hole in the constellation Sagittarius
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_J1745-26
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date modified:
2023-07-29T17:52:47Z
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