GRO J1655-40
(microquasar)
GRO J1655-40 is a binary star interpreted as an
F-type star orbiting a stellar-mass black hole,
forming a microquasar.
One determination of its distance is 11,000 light-year, but
other determinations have been much less.
(black holes,binary star)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRO_J1655-40
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/Greatest_Hits/j1655.html
https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/j1655/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006A%26A...457..249F/abstract
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=GRO+J1655-40
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 3kpc | 11.0kly | | GRO J1655-40 |
|
| Coordinates: | GRO J1655-40
J165400.14-395044.9 |
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Referenced by page:
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO)
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