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Sagittarius A*

Sgr A*

The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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Instance Of

Astronomical Radio Source
Supermassive Black Hole
Astrophysical X-Ray Source
Gamma-Ray Source

Image

Discoverer or Inventor

National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Robert Hanbury Brown

Child Astronomical Body

GCIRS 13E
S2
S0-102
Solar System
Q108759443
S4716

Mass

4,310,000 solar mass
4,100,000 solar mass
4,020,000 solar mass

Part Of

Galactic Center of Milky Way
Sagittarius A

Distance From Earth

26,000 light-year

Parent Astronomical Body

Sagittarius A

Epoch

J2000.0
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