Sagittarius A*
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From being the unseen gravitational centre associated with the astronomical radio source Sagittarius A, the astrophysical radio source associated with the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Proper noun[edit]
- The central supermassive black hole of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Synonyms[edit]
- Sgr A* (abbreviation)
See also[edit]
- Messier 87* (“Pōwehi”) (the first directly imaged central supermassive black hole of a galaxy)
Further reading[edit]
- Sagittarius A* on Wikipedia.Wikipedia