Fast-Flying Black Hole Yields Clues to Supernova Origin

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

09.22.2009

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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: GRO J1655-40 Object Description: Black Hole X-ray Binary Position (J2000): R.A. 16h 54m 00.14s Dec. -39° 50' 44.9" Constellation: Scorpius Distance: 3,200 - 9,600 light-years (1000 - 3000 parsecs) About the Data Instrument: WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): April 1995, June 2001 Exposure Time: 33 minutes Principal Astronomers: I.F. Mirabel (CEA & IAFE/CONICET), R. Mignani (ESO), I. Rodriguez (CEA), J.A. Combi (Argentine Institute for Radio Astronomy), L.F. Rodriguez (UNAM), F. Guglielmetti (MPE) About this Release Release Date: November 18, 2002 Filters: F675W (R) Release Credit: ESA, NASA and F. Mirabel (French Atomic Energy Commission and Institute for Astronomy and Space Physics/Conicet of Argentina)

NASA Identifier: SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2002-30c

• Date Taken: 09.22.2009
• Date Posted: 10.17.2012 21:55
• Photo ID: 736044
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• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US