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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.
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Other examples of quasars with large estimated black hole masses are the hyperluminous quasar APM 08279+5255, with an estimated mass of 1 × 10 10 (10 billion) M ☉, [109] and the quasar SMSS J215728.21-360215.1, with a mass of (3.4 ± 0.6) × 10 10 (34 billion) M ☉, or nearly 10,000 times the mass of the black hole at the Milky Way's ...
Astronomers on Wednesday announced that they have detected a strong and organized magnetic field twisted in a spiral pattern around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, revealing previously ...
The first image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, named Sagittarius A*, has been captured by NASA's Event Horizon Telescope.
Astronomers have at long last seen the center of the Milky Way galaxy, unmasking a giant black hole, a celestial vortex 26,000 light-years from Earth that should otherwise be hidden from sight.An ...
In the television show Community, Pierce Hawthorne mentions that in his opinion, Sagittarius A* is the only black hole worth studying. In the final arc of the Sailor Moon manga series, "Sagittarius Zero Star" is the location of the Galaxy Cauldron, a fictional artifact that serves as the birthplace of all life in the Milky Way. [14]: Act 59
A new image of the black hole that lies at the center of our Milky Way galaxy shows that it is surrounded by a strong, twisting magnetic field. New image reveals spiraling magnetic field around ...