Measuring Distance and Properties of the Milky Way’s Central Supermassive Black Hole with Stellar Orbits

A. M. Ghez; S. Salim; N. N. Weinberg; J. R. Lu; T. Do; J. K. Dunn; K. Matthews; M. R. Morris; S. Yelda; E. E. Becklin; T. Kremenek; M. Milosavljevic; J. Naiman

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journal article Dec 20, 2008

Measuring Distance and Properties of the Milky Way’s Central Supermassive Black Hole with Stellar Orbits

A. M. Ghez S. Salim N. N. Weinberg J. R. Lu T. Do J. K. Dunn K. Matthews M. R. Morris S. Yelda E. E. Becklin T. Kremenek M. Milosavljevic J. Naiman

The Astrophysical Journal Vol. 689 No. 2 pp. 1044-1062 · American Astronomical Society

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Vol/Issue: 689(2)
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A. M. Ghez, S. Salim, N. N. Weinberg, et al. (2008). Measuring Distance and Properties of the Milky Way’s Central Supermassive Black Hole with Stellar Orbits. The Astrophysical Journal, 689(2), 1044-1062. https://doi.org/10.1086/592738

Measuring Distance and Properties of the Milky Way’s Central Supermassive Black Hole with Stellar Orbits

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