MACHO-96-BLG-5

MACHO-96-BLG-5
Image of MACHO-96-BLG-5
Object typeBlack hole
Observation data
(Epoch J2000)
ConstellationSagittarius
18h 05m 023s
Declination−27° 42′ 17″
Distance0.5-2 kpc
Mass6 solar masses

MACHO-96-BLG-5 (M96-95) is a stellar mass black hole that was discovered through gravitational microlensing. It is located at a distance of 0.5-2 kiloparsecs from Earth towards the bulge of the Milky Way galaxy. It has an estimated mass of 6 solar masses.

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