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Graphic showing path of black hole XTE J1118+480 and its companion

Orbital path (red line) of black hole XTE J1118+480 and its companion through the Milky Way Galaxy over the past 230 million years. Yellow circle indicates the Sun’s current position.

Credit: I. Rodrigues and I.F. Mirabel, NRAO/AUI/NSF

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Telescope	VLBA
Band	VLBA 2; VLBA 4
Date	-

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