Closest Binary Supermassive Black Hole System in the Galaxy NGC 7674 (IMAGE)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Closest Binary Supermassive Black Hole System in the Galaxy NGC 7674

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The two compact radio sources separated by less than a light year at the center of the galaxy NGC7674. The two sources correspond to the location of the two active supermassive black holes which form a binary and orbit around each other.

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TIFR-NCRA and RIT, USA

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