QV Telescopii facts for kids
QV Telescopii is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Telescopium, near the southern constellation boundary with Pavo.
It is located at a distance of about 1,120 light years from the Sun, and is drifting farther away at a rate of +15 km/s. A May 2020 study reported it to contain a black hole, making it the closest known black hole, and the first one located in a stellar system visible to the naked eye.
Images for kids
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A light curve for QV Telescopii, plotted from TESS data
See also
In Spanish: QV Telescopii para niños
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