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SS 433

Also V1343 Aquilae

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A star whose compact companion — probably a black hole — fires two jets at about a quarter of the speed of light.

Measured

Distance
about 17,940 light-years (published estimates 17,290–18,590)
Constellation
Aquila
Position (J2000)
RA 19h 11m 50s, Dec +4.98°

How far, from the Sun

About 17,900 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light17,900 years
  • Voyager 1's speed319 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h194 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Its jets wobble round in a cone every 162 days.
  • It sits inside the Manatee Nebula (W50), which its jets are stretching.

Where this comes from

  • Blundell & Bowler 2004, ApJ 616, L159 (5.5 ± 0.2 kpc)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

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