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Sagittarius A*, abbreviated as Sgr A* (/ ˈ s æ dʒ ˈ eɪ s t ɑːr / SADGE-AY-star [3]), is the supermassive black hole [4] [5] [6] at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way.Viewed from Earth, it is located near the border of the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius, about 5.6° south of the ecliptic, [7] visually close to the Butterfly Cluster (M6) and Lambda Scorpii.
The Sagittarius A* cluster is the cluster of stars in close orbit around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way (in the Galactic Center). The individual stars are often listed as " S-stars ", but their names and IDs are not formalized, and stars can have different numbers in different catalogues .
Sagittarius A (Sgr A) is a complex radio source at the center of the Milky Way, which contains a supermassive black hole. It is located between Scorpius and Sagittarius , and is hidden from view at optical wavelengths by large clouds of cosmic dust in the spiral arms of the Milky Way.
The June solstice marks the official start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere with the season kicking off on June 21 at 10:57 a.m. EDT.
Image credits: londonastrologer Erika O’Connor, an astrologer, echoed travel concerns, especially since this year’s Mercury retrograde is set in the zodiac sign of Sagittarius, a fire and ...
Sagittarius: Nov 22– Dec 21: Dec 16 – Jan 14: January 1 – January 26: Dec 17 – Jan 20 Capricorn: Dec 22 – Jan 19: Jan 15 – Feb 12: January 27 – February 21: Jan 20 – Feb 16 Aquarius: Jan 20 – Feb 18: Feb 13 – Mar 14: February 22 – March 20: Feb 16 – Mar 11 Pisces: Feb 19– Mar 20: Mar 15 – Apr 13: March 21 – April 15
More must-see celestial events are lined up in May, including another meteor shower, the first lunar eclipse of the year, and a meet-up between three easy-to-see space objects all set to unfold.
S62 is a star in the cluster surrounding Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. S62 orbits Sgr A* in 9.9 years, one of the shortest orbital period of any star around Sgr A*. The current record holder, S4716 has a 4.0-year period. [3]