Black Hole vs. Star: A Tidal Disruption Event (Artist's Concept)
Credit: Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF; NASA, STScI
Artwork • June 15th, 2018 • ssc2018-08b
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An artist's concept of a tidal disruption event (TDE) that happens when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole, which reacts by launching a relativistic jet.
About the Object
- Name
- Arp 299 Tidal Disruption Event
- Type
- Galaxy > Component > Central Black Hole
- Distance
- 1.50E+8 Light Years
