Whats the distance at which the gravity from Messier 87 will slow down time by a factor of 5.

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Whats the distance at which the gravity from Messier 87 will slow down time by a
factor of 5.
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  • Just like how time slows down when we move fast, time also slows down when we get close to a very high gravitational field.

 

  • The time dilation caused by gravity is given by,

t=t012GMrc2

Here t is the change in time in the gravitationally influenced reference frame, t0 is the change in time in a reference frame an infinite distance from any mass (a "standard" hour), c is the speed of light, is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the object being approached, and r the distance from the object being approached.

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