MACHO-96-BLG-5
 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 ana estimated mass of 6 solar masses.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nucita, A. A.; De Paolis, F.; Ingrosso, G.; Elia, D.; de Plaa, J.; Kaastra, J. S. (2006-11-10). "An XMM-Newton Search for X-Ray Emission from the Microlensing Event MACHO-96-BLG-5". The Astrophysical Journal. 651 (2): 1092–1097. Bibcode:2006ApJ...651.1092N. doi:10.1086/507784. ISSN 0004-637X.