- Abell 400
Abell 400 is a
galaxy cluster , containing agalaxy with twosupermassive black holes spiralling towards merger.These two supermassive black holes are contained in
NGC 1128 . The galaxy, microwave radio jets, multi-million degree X-ray producing gas and resultant radio source is known as3C 75 .The black holes are an estimated 25,000 light years apart, and thus will take millions of years to collide. Should the two supermassive black holes merge, they will form a single super-supermassive black hole.
External links
* [http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/06/black.holes/index.html Pair of black holes locked in death dance] (CNN) Thursday, April 6, 2006; Posted: 2:46 p.m. EDT (18:46 GMT)
* [http://space.com/scienceastronomy/060406_blackhole_merge.html Black Holes Bound to Merge] (SPACE.com) 06 April 2006 11:48 am ET
* [http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Black_Holes_Dance_With_Incredible_Violence.html Black Holes Dance With Incredible Violence] (SpaceDaily) Apr 12, 2006
* [http://newswise.com/articles/view/519423/ Study Finds Two Supermassive Black Holes Spiraling Toward Collision] (Newswise) Apr 6, 2006
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