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The brightest
feature in this image coincides with a massive black hole 2 million times
heavier than the Sun. The spiral-like feature shows the disribution of
hot gas orbiting the massive black hole. The large-scale shell feature
is a supernova remnant which is thought to lie very close to the center
of our galaxy. (Courtesy of National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array
of radio telescopes)
Object |
Distance from Earth |
Wavelength |
Sagittarius A |
28,000
light years |
Radio |
