davew111 t1_iu9w77d wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Reply to comment by MarkHamillsrightnut in A Monster Black Hole has Been Found Right in our Backyard (Astronomically Speaking) by joosth3

So the other side of town (astronomically speaking). "In our own backyard" would be Alpha Centauri or Barnards Star kind of distances.

Redbelly98 t1_iubmg81 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:08 AM

>"In our own backyard" would be Alpha Centauri or Barnards Star kind of distances.

The expression is quite vague with lots of wiggle room. 1550 light-years is still a lot closer than the black hole at the center of the galaxy, which is around 30,000 light-years away.