Swift J1644plus57
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Jump to navigationJump to searchSupermassive black hole activated by tidal breakup of a passing star.
Distance: 3.9 billion light years.
Quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO): Period of about 3.5 standard minutes, frequency of 4.8 MHz.
Innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO): 4 to 9.3 million kilometers (2.5 to 5.8 million miles) from the center of the black hole.
