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Which galaxy contains the most studied supermassive black hole in the Milky Way’s neighborhood?
Quick Answer
The Milky Way itself contains Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at its center. It has a mass of about 4 million Suns and was imaged directly in 2022 by the Event Horizon Telescope.
The Full Story
The Milky Way contains Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at its center. It has a mass of about 4 million Suns and is one of the best-studied black holes in the universe because it lies in our own galaxy. In 2022, the Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of Sagittarius A*’s shadow. That image followed the earlier 2019 image of the black hole in the galaxy M87.
Key Facts
1.Mass: about 4 million solar masses
2.First image released in 2022
3.It is at the center of the Milky Way
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