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Fair, I have no idea if it confirms the size, though maybe the specific speed of the gas helps with that. Mostly it's evidence that there is a black hole, but i
by andrewflnr 2y ago
Fair, I have no idea if it confirms the size, though maybe the specific speed of the gas helps with that. Mostly it's evidence that there is a black hole, but it's not supermassive, and a stellar-mass one probably wouldn't have enough effect to be noticed.
- saagarjha 2y agoYou can determine the mass of something by measuring the time it takes for an orbit around it, yes.
- andrewflnr 2y agoYou need the orbital radius, too.
- saagarjha 2y agoYep. You can get both from observations of the orbiting object.