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"New 3D image reveals potato-shaped M87 galaxy and improved black hole image"

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"New 3D image reveals potato-shaped M87 galaxy and improved black hole image"
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Scientists have created a 3D map of M87, a giant elliptical galaxy, using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii. The map shows that the galaxy has a potato shape, or is triaxial. The researchers were able to make a more precise measurement of the central black hole, which has 5.4 billion times the mass of our sun, and gain insight into its spin rate by studying the stellar motion.

Topics:scienceastronomy#3d-map#astronomy#black-hole#m87#potato-shape#stellar-motion
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  1. 3D map of giant galaxy M87 shows it's potato-shaped  EarthSky
  2. The First Black Hole Image, Take Two - Sky & Telescope  Sky & Telescope
  3. Could this copycat black hole be a new type of star?  Phys.org
  4. M87 Galaxy Reconstructed in Thrilling 3D  Universe Today
  5. 1st image of a black hole … now new and improved!  EarthSky

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