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A gas cloud on its way towards the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Centre

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  • S. Gillessen

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • R. Genzel

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Le Conte Hall, University of California)

  • T. K. Fritz

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • E. Quataert

    (University of California)

  • C. Alig

    (Universitätssternwarte der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Scheinerstrasse 1, D-81679 München, Germany)

  • A. Burkert

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Universitätssternwarte der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Scheinerstrasse 1, D-81679 München, Germany)

  • J. Cuadra

    (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, 7820436 Macul, Santiago, Chile)

  • F. Eisenhauer

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • O. Pfuhl

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • K. Dodds-Eden

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • C. F. Gammie

    (Center for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1002 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA)

  • T. Ott

    (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

Abstract

A gas cloud three times the mass of Earth is observed falling towards Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy.

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  • S. Gillessen & R. Genzel & T. K. Fritz & E. Quataert & C. Alig & A. Burkert & J. Cuadra & F. Eisenhauer & O. Pfuhl & K. Dodds-Eden & C. F. Gammie & T. Ott, 2012. "A gas cloud on its way towards the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Centre," Nature, Nature, vol. 481(7379), pages 51-54, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:481:y:2012:i:7379:d:10.1038_nature10652
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10652
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