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Astronomers Discover Black Hole Hiding In Plain Sight In Earth's "Backyard"

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An artist's illustration of the HR 6819 system. The system comprises two stars (both in blue) orbiting around a black hole (in red) (Credit: ESO/L. Calçada)

Given that each light-year — defined as the distance light travels in one Earth year — is about 6 trillion miles (9 trillion km), a black hole that lies 1,000 light-years away may not seem very close. However, to astronomers who are accustomed to cosmic distance scales, the recently-discovered HR 6819's black hole, which lies in the constellation Telescopium, is an extremely close neighbor.