Gaia BH1 is the closest black hole yet discovered, just 1,560 light-years away. It is in Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer, which is high in the south at first light. Its outline looks like a giant coffee urn. BH1 is inside the urn.
Gaia BH1 is the closest black hole yet discovered, just 1,560 light-years away. It is in Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer, which is high in the south at first light. Its outline looks like a giant coffee urn. BH1 is inside the urn.