Type
Location
in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a companion galaxy to the Milky Way; in the constellation Dorado
Distance
165,000 light-years
Mass
10.9 times the mass of the Sun
Size
Diameter roughly 40 miles (65 km), the size of a large city
Discovery Methods
LMC X-1
A telescopic view of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
A view of the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is about 165,000 light-years away.
An X-ray view shows the region around LMC X-1 (bright area at left). X-rays from the black hole's accretion disk cause clouds of gas around the system to emit their own X-rays.
This document was last modified: September 8, 2011.