Hubblecast 15: Black hole found in Omega Centauri

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Uploaded by on Apr 2, 2008

For astronomers, Omega Centauri has been an outcast amongst globular clusters for a long time. A new result obtained by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory provides a surprising explanation for Omega Centauri's peculiarities.

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  • 0:49 welcome to the holocaust D:<

  • I think it would take a lot longer than 3 billion years (a long time, indeed) for Omega Centauri to be eaten up by the black hole. Much more likely is that it will be disturbed by a close encounter with another minor galaxy or cluster, or that it meet the common fate in a collision with Andromeda while quietly orbiting the Milky Way. As a globular cluster, it must have a very stable orbit at this time.

    A BH can't "eat" what it can't reach, any more than any other star.

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  • nop, i can see your comments, don't worry.

  • Omega Centauri is a dwarf galaxy which will eventually be cannibalized by the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, providing that the Andromeda - Milky Way collision in 3 billion years time doesn't beat to the punch ...

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  • Omega Centauri is a dwarf galaxy which will eventually be cannibalized by the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, providing that the Andromeda - Milky Way collision in 3 billion years time doesn't beat to the punch ...

  • Omega Centauri is a dwarf galaxy which will eventually be cannibalized by the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, providing that the Andromeda - Milky Way collision in 3 billion years time doesn't beat to the punch ...

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