Leo I’s black hole, in the heart from a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, recently discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Texas, reports Futurism. According to the analysis carried out, it will be much more massive than expected. The object would indeed concentrate about 3.3 million solar masses, almost as much as the black hole located at the center of our galaxy.
Mass of black hole Proportionate to its size, Leo I would be very large compared to the dwarf galaxy that hosts it. “You have a very small galaxy falling into the Milky Way, and the black hole is almost as big as the Milky Way,” astronomer Karl Gebhardt, co-author of the study, published in Astrophysics Journal.
Three upcoming European space missions
This discovery therefore calls into question the relationship, which may be proportional, between the size of the galaxy and the black hole located at its center. Slate, which sends the information.
In the coming years, three European space missions will focus on this still mysterious object. Starting in 2022, Euclid will be introduced, which will focus on the study of dark matter and dark energy. Must follow the mission of Athena and Lisa, who will study the growth process of black holes and their role in the formation of the universe.
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