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In How Much Years The Stars Near To Supermassive Black Hole will Orbit?
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That depends how close the star is to a supermassive black hole. And how close they can be at the closest, without getting destroyed, would depend on the mass of the supermassive black hole. There are several stars that orbit Sag A* in a few years - something around 10-15 years. However, I think it is theoretically possible for a star to get even closer, and therefore orbit in less time.For information about orbits in general, take a look at Kepler's laws, especially Kepler's Third Law.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoJust as the orbital period of the planets in the Solar System depend on the planets' distances from the sun, the answer to this question depends on how close to the black hole the star is.
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Could a supermassive black hole swallow your solar system?
It seems unlikely that this will occur before our Milky Way galaxy collides with Andromeda. Our solar system seems to be safely in orbit around the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way, but in 4 billion years, when Andromeda (with its OWN supermassive black hole) collides with the Milky Way, it might possibly happen.
The life time for supermassive black holes?
It depends on the mass of the black hole. Typical lifetimes are ten to the power 100 years.
How many light years are we from the black hole?
The supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way is at a distance of about 28,000 light-years. The nearest known stellar black hole is at a distance of about 3000 light-years.
How long is it before a massive star becomes a red supergiant?
Supermassive stars have extremely short lifespans, ranging from some 50 million years to a mere million years.
What is the most dangerous black hole?
None, really. At least, for us, and now. A black hole can be dangerous if it's very massive (such as a supermassive black hole). But mainly, a black hole would be completely harmless, unless it gets close - and the nearest known black hole is at a distance of about 3000 light-years. Even a supermassive black hole would be harmless at such a distance.
Are there any present black holes?
Yes. The nearest known black hole is about 3,000 light years away in the system V616 Monocerotis. There is a probably supermassive black hole at the center of the Galaxy, about 26,000 light years away.
Is 5 million years quite old for a black hole?
No - In fact, the Chandra X-ray Observatory detected a jet of X-rays from a supermassive black hole 12.4 billion light years from Earth.
What do black holes orbit?
No. There are no black holes in our solar system. Based on current models, the smallest stellar mass black holes are at the very least about 3 times the mass of the sun. Therefore, if there were a black hole in our solar system the sun would either orbit it or the two would orbit about a common center of mass.
How are super-massive black-holes in the center of galaxies?
millions of black holes are in all of the galaxies, and in the center of all large galaxies is an enormous black hole that makes all the stars go around it. the power was a million times greater 350 years ago. this cycle will repeat over again. Scientists have come to believe that there is very probably a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way, and that there may be supermassive black holes at the centers of many galaxies.
What is the name for older stars?
"Main sequence" stars are no longer new, and are just cookin' along for millions of years. "Main sequence" stars, depending on their weight and whether they orbit another nearby star can get old and become red dwarfs, white dwarfs, black dwarfs, neutron stars, novas, or super-novas.
Why do you get black holes in space?
Scientists estimate that a star can last up-to 10Billion years. To form a black hole a star needs to be 5 times bigger than our sun, then after 10Billion years when it starts to die, it expands and suddenly the whole stars collapses in a small sized Dwarf, now as the whole mass of the star is into a small sized planet the gravitational pull becomes so strong that even light can escape from it.
What is companion star?
Stars often come in groups of two or more. In the case of a binary star (two stars), the two stars move around their common center of mass - one complete orbit every few hours, days, years, or even thousands of years - just like the planets orbit the Sun. Each of these stars would be the "companion" of the other one. One of these stars can become a black hole; in that case, the gravitational situation doesn't really change - the two (the black hole and the star, in this case) will continue orbiting their common center of mass.
