Center of the Galaxy

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Galactic_Center
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Sagittarius
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
black hole
gptkbp:coordinates RA 17h 45m 40.04s, Dec -29° 00′ 28.1″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Karl_Jansky
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1931
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 26,000 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Center of the Galaxy
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:notableFeature X-ray emissions
strong radio emissions
high stellar density
infrared emissions
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:X-ray_telescopes
radio telescopes
infrared telescopes
gptkbp:surroundedBy star-forming regions
molecular clouds
nuclear star cluster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coruscant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5