Sgr B2
(Sagittarius B2)
(GMC near the galactic center)
Sgr B2 (Sagittarius B2) is a giant molecular cloud (GMC)
about 120 pc from Sag A*,
the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole (SMBH).
Sgr B2 is about 45 pc across, very dense
for such a cloud, and hosts significant
star formation. X-rays from
it are interpreted as a response to a
past outburst of gamma rays from Sag A*.
(nebula)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_B2
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NAME+Sgr+B2
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1975ApJ...201..352S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016A%26A...588A.143S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1954AJ.....59..439K/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996GCNew...2....3P/abstract
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 8.20kpc | 26.7kly | | Sgr B2 |
|
| Coordinates: | Sgr B2
J174720.4-282307 |
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