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Animation of Black Hole Disk Flare in OJ 287
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Animation of Black Hole Disk Flare in OJ 287

This animation shows two massive black holes in the OJ 287 galaxy. The smaller black hole orbits the larger one, which remains stationary in the animation and is surrounded by a disk of gas. When the smaller black hole crashes through the disk, it produces a flare brighter than 1 trillion stars. But the smaller black hole's orbit is elongated and moving relative to the disk, causing the flares to occur irregularly. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23687

Date
2020-04-28
Photographer / author
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Collection
JPL
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
illustration (NASA artwork)

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"Animation of Black Hole Disk Flare in OJ 287" (2020-04-28). NASA/JPL/NASA/JPL-Caltech. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA23687

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