Yes.
An x-ray binary containing a star with mass greater than 3Msun and a companion with mass greater than 3Msun. As long as the size of the companion exceeds the neutron star size limit and has no light that can be detected then it is probably a black hole.
The first black hole discovered is Cygnus X-1, which was identified in 1964 as a strong X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus. It is a binary system with a massive, invisible companion that is believed to be a black hole about 15 times the mass of the Sun.
Although predicted theoretically long before, credit for discovery of the first strong black hole candidate through astronomical observation in the x-ray binary system of Cygnus X-1 goes to Bolton, Murdin, and Webster in 1972.
Cygnus X-1; Sagittarius A* Actually, any observed black hole can be assumed to have been a star at some moment; although in the case of the supermassive black holes, it is not quite clear how they formed.
No, we have not seen any evidence of a black hole in our solar system.
There may already be one. The nearest black hole known is a few thousand light years away, but it is easier to find black hole if they are part of a close binary system. A single star converting to a black hole, or a part of a binary system where the components are not very near, would be difficult to detect.There may already be one. The nearest black hole known is a few thousand light years away, but it is easier to find black hole if they are part of a close binary system. A single star converting to a black hole, or a part of a binary system where the components are not very near, would be difficult to detect.There may already be one. The nearest black hole known is a few thousand light years away, but it is easier to find black hole if they are part of a close binary system. A single star converting to a black hole, or a part of a binary system where the components are not very near, would be difficult to detect.There may already be one. The nearest black hole known is a few thousand light years away, but it is easier to find black hole if they are part of a close binary system. A single star converting to a black hole, or a part of a binary system where the components are not very near, would be difficult to detect.
There is not "a" black hole, but many of them. The nearest known black hole is at a distance of several thousand light-years, but it is likely that there are others closer by: only black holes that are very near of a partner (in a binary system) are easily found.There is not "a" black hole, but many of them. The nearest known black hole is at a distance of several thousand light-years, but it is likely that there are others closer by: only black holes that are very near of a partner (in a binary system) are easily found.There is not "a" black hole, but many of them. The nearest known black hole is at a distance of several thousand light-years, but it is likely that there are others closer by: only black holes that are very near of a partner (in a binary system) are easily found.There is not "a" black hole, but many of them. The nearest known black hole is at a distance of several thousand light-years, but it is likely that there are others closer by: only black holes that are very near of a partner (in a binary system) are easily found.
An x-ray binary containing a star with mass greater than 3Msun and a companion with mass greater than 3Msun. As long as the size of the companion exceeds the neutron star size limit and has no light that can be detected then it is probably a black hole.
In this particular case the binary companion star can keep "feeding" mass into the neutron star, thus increasing its mass and gravity. It's one possible mechanism for the creation of a black hole - a neutron star in a binary system forms at a time when neutron degeneracy pressure was sufficient to prevent further collapse, but with additional mass it is no longer adequate and the neutron star would collapse further into a more exotic form like a quark star or a black hole.
The nearest know black hole is at a distance of several thousand light-years. There are probably black holes closer by, but they are hard to detect, if they don't happen to be part of a close binary star system.The nearest know black hole is at a distance of several thousand light-years. There are probably black holes closer by, but they are hard to detect, if they don't happen to be part of a close binary star system.The nearest know black hole is at a distance of several thousand light-years. There are probably black holes closer by, but they are hard to detect, if they don't happen to be part of a close binary star system.The nearest know black hole is at a distance of several thousand light-years. There are probably black holes closer by, but they are hard to detect, if they don't happen to be part of a close binary star system.
The first black hole discovered is Cygnus X-1, which was identified in 1964 as a strong X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus. It is a binary system with a massive, invisible companion that is believed to be a black hole about 15 times the mass of the Sun.
Although predicted theoretically long before, credit for discovery of the first strong black hole candidate through astronomical observation in the x-ray binary system of Cygnus X-1 goes to Bolton, Murdin, and Webster in 1972.
Black holes can not be seen .To see an object,light should fall on the object and then reflect to your eyes but as nothing can escape from a black hole,light is not reflect to your eyes ,that is why they are called BLACK HOLES!!!
Cygnus X-1; Sagittarius A* Actually, any observed black hole can be assumed to have been a star at some moment; although in the case of the supermassive black holes, it is not quite clear how they formed.
No, we have not seen any evidence of a black hole in our solar system.
OJ 287. This is a binary pair of black holes. It contains the most massive black hole known, with a mass estimated at 18 billion solar masses.
The mass of a black hole can be calculated by observing the movement of any object which is in orbit around it - or simply close enough to be affected by the black hole's gravity. The same method can be used to calculate the mass of other objects - for example, both stars in a binary star system.