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Sgr A*

Measured characteristics

RA (J2000)
266.4168°
Dec (J2000)
-29.0078°
Distance
26,000 ly
Mass (solar masses)
4100000
Discovered by
Bruce Balick et Robert Brown (radiosource découverte) ; nature de trou noir confirmée par imagerie EHT en 2022 (1974)
Also known as
sgr-a-star

Source : Wikipedia "Sagittarius A*"; Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration 2022