Sagittarius A

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Apr 2002

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4684. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Galaxies, Active Galaxies, Quasars And Galactic Nuclei

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The brightest radio source in the constellation of Sagittarius. Located at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, at a distance of some 25 000 light-years, Sagittarius A (abbreviation, Sgr A) consists of two principal components, Sgr A East and Sgr A West. Sgr A East, which is a source of synchrotron radiation, appears to be a bubble of ionized gas, possibly a supernova remnant. Embedded within Sgr ...

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