Supermassive Black Hole

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomical Object
gptkbp:accretionDisk Present
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:SMBH
gptkbp:canMerge Yes
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1960s
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth Exceeds speed of light
Sagittarius A* is ~26,000 light-years
gptkbp:evidence Stellar orbits, accretion disks, relativistic jets
gptkbp:example gptkb:M87*
gptkb:Sagittarius_A*
gptkbp:formationTheories Direct collapse of gas clouds
Growth by accretion
Mergers of smaller black holes
gptkbp:hasEventHorizon Yes
gptkbp:HawkingRadiation Negligible
gptkbp:hostedBy Elliptical galaxies
Spiral galaxies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supermassive Black Hole
gptkbp:location Center of most massive galaxies
gptkbp:loveInterest Correlates with bulge mass of host galaxy
Correlates with velocity dispersion of stars
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:First_image_of_M87*_(2019)
gptkbp:observableEffects gptkb:Active_galactic_nuclei
gptkb:Gravitational_lensing
gptkb:Quasars
Relativistic jets
X-ray emission
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:M87
gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:NGC_1277
gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
gptkbp:powerOutput Can power blazars
Can power quasars
Can power radio galaxies
gptkbp:range 10^5 to 10^10 solar masses
gptkbp:roleInCosmology Galaxy evolution
Feedback mechanisms
Regulation of star formation
gptkbp:SchwarzschildRadius Proportional to mass
gptkbp:spin Can be high (Kerr black holes)
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope
gptkb:Radio_telescopes
gptkb:Gravitational_wave_observatories
X-ray observatories
gptkbp:type Black Hole
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oasis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5