An Artist's Impression of S5-HVS1's Ejection by Sagittarius A* (IMAGE)

Carnegie Mellon University

An Artist's Impression of S5-HVS1's Ejection by Sagittarius A*

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An artist's impression of S5-HVS1's ejection by Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the galaxy. The black hole and the captured binary partner to S5-HVS1 are seen far away in the left corner of the picture, while S5-HVS1 is in the foreground, speeding away from them.

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James Josephides (Swinburne Astronomy Productions)

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