The scientist’s follow-up observations confirmed the streak measures more than 200,000 light-years long. This is about twice the width of the Milky Way. And it is believed to be made of compressed gases that are actively forming stars.
The gas trails of the black hole are estimated to measure 20 million times the mass of the sun. And are observed speeding away from its’ home galaxy at 3.5 million mph (5.6 million km/h). This incredible speed is 4,500 times the speed of sound.
Astronomers need to find out how common these massive phenomena are.
“Ejected supermassive black holes had been predicted for 50 years but none have been unambiguously seen,” van Dokkum claims “Most theorists think that there should be many out there.”
