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A supermassive black hole in an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy

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  • Anil C. Seth

    (University of Utah, 115 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA)

  • Remco van den Bosch

    (Max-Planck Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Steffen Mieske

    (European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago, 7630355, Chile)

  • Holger Baumgardt

    (School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland)

  • Mark den Brok

    (University of Utah, 115 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA)

  • Jay Strader

    (Michigan State University)

  • Nadine Neumayer

    (Max-Planck Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
    European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany)

  • Igor Chilingarian

    (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden Street MS09
    Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, 13 Universitetski prospect, Moscow 119992, Russia)

  • Michael Hilker

    (European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany)

  • Richard McDermid

    (Australian Astronomical Observatory, 105 Delhi Road
    Macquarie University)

  • Lee Spitler

    (Australian Astronomical Observatory, 105 Delhi Road
    Macquarie University)

  • Jean Brodie

    (University of California)

  • Matthias J. Frank

    (Landessternwarte, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Königsstuhl 12, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Jonelle L. Walsh

    (The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1400)

Abstract

Dynamical modelling of the ultra-compact dwarf galaxy M60-UCD1 reveals the presence of a supermassive black hole; this suggests the object is a stripped galaxy nucleus and implies the existence of supermassive black holes in many other ultra-compact dwarf galaxies.

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  • Anil C. Seth & Remco van den Bosch & Steffen Mieske & Holger Baumgardt & Mark den Brok & Jay Strader & Nadine Neumayer & Igor Chilingarian & Michael Hilker & Richard McDermid & Lee Spitler & Jean Brod, 2014. "A supermassive black hole in an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy," Nature, Nature, vol. 513(7518), pages 398-400, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:513:y:2014:i:7518:d:10.1038_nature13762
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13762
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