Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6451  ·  The star 3Sgr
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Galactic Center

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Galactic Center

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy; it is a supermassive black hole of about 4 million solar masses, which powers the compact radio source Sagittarius A. It is approximately 26,000 light years away from Earth.

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