November 8, 2004
- Jean-Pierre Maillard (Institute of Astrophysics in Paris, France) have identified a possible second black hole in our galaxy with an estimated mass of 1,300 suns. Infrared data from the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii and data from the European Southern Observatory in Chile was used with Chandra providing X ray evidence. The object, called IRS 13E, is very close to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A. Nature space.com
Read more about this topic: November 2004 In Science
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