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i'm just wondering if a black hole orbits around a greater mass or will the greater mass revolve around it?
A black hole does not solely dominate the gravitational influence in a system with a greater mass; instead, both the black hole and the larger mass revolve around their common center of mass. This principle is illustrated by the binary system Cygnus X-1, where a black hole of approximately 8.7 solar masses orbits a star with a mass between 20-40 solar masses. The concept of barycenters is crucial in understanding these dynamics, as even the most massive objects, like the Sun, orbit around a barycenter with their companions.
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