The Astrophysical Journal Letters· 2019Q1
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. The Shadow and Mass of the Central Black Hole
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The Event Horizon Telescope captured the first direct visual evidence of a black hole's shadow, showing emission dramatically suppressed interior to a 42 ± 3 μas diameter crescent, implying a black hole mass of 6.5 ± 0.7 billion solar masses.
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