An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Number of Results: 1 Search : Sagittarius A (Sgr A)
Sagittarius A (Sgr A)
  نیم‌اسب A   
Nimasb A

Fr.: Sagittarius A   

A strong radio source at the center of our Galaxy. It is a complex object with three components: Sgr A West is a thermal radio source made of several dust and gas clouds, which orbit → Sgr A* and fall onto it at velocities as high as 1000 km per second. Sgr A East is a → non-thermal source, about 25 → light-years across, that appears to be a → supernova remnant. Sgr A* is the most plausible candidate for the location of a Galactic → supermassive black hole with a mass of about 4 million → solar masses.

Sagittarius.