Illustrations
Intermediate-Mass Black Hole with Torn-Apart Star (Artist’s Impression)
March 31, 2020 · ESA/Hubble · 3XMM J215022.4−055108
This artist’s impression depicts a star being torn apart by an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH), surrounded by an accretion disc. This thin, rotating disc of material consists of the leftovers of a star which was ripped apart by the tidal forces of the black hole.
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