Gaia BH1

Gaia BH1 (Gaia DR3 4373465352415301632) is a binary system consisting of a G-type main-sequence star and a likely stellar-mass black hole, located about 1,560 light-years (478 pc) away from the Solar System in the constellation of Ophiuchus. As of 2022, it is the nearest known system that astronomers are reasonably confident contains a black hole, followed by Gaia BH2 and A0620-00.

Gaia BH1

Artist's impression of the Sun-like star (left) and black hole (top right) in the Gaia BH1 system
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 17h 28m 41.09661s
Declination −00° 34 51.5234
Characteristics
Sun-like star
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type G
Apparent magnitude (G) 13.77
Black hole
Evolutionary stage Stellar black hole
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)23.03±2.63 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.70±0.020 mas/yr
Dec.: −25.85±0.027 mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.09 ± 0.02 mas
Distance1,560 ± 10 ly
(478 ± 5 pc)
Orbit
Period (P)185.59±0.05 d
Semi-major axis (a)1.40±0.01 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.451±0.005
Inclination (i)126.6±0.4°
Longitude of the node (Ω)97.8±1.0°
Periastron epoch (T)2457387.9±0.7
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
12.8±1.1°
Details
Sun-like star
Mass0.93±0.05 M
Radius0.99±0.05 R
Luminosity (bolometric)1.06±0.04 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.55±0.16 cgs
Temperature5850±50 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.2±0.05 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)<3.5 km/s
Black hole
Mass9.62±0.18 M
Other designations
Gaia BH1, Gaia DR3 4373465352415301632
Database references
SIMBADdata
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