"Sagittarius A*" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From being the unseen gravitational centre associated with the astronomical radio source Sagittarius A, the astrophysical radio source associated with the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Sagittarius A*
  1. The central supermassive black hole of the Milky Way Galaxy. Categories (topical): Black holes Synonyms: Sgr A* [abbreviation] Related terms: Messier 87* (english: Pōwehi; the first directly imaged central supermassive black hole of a galaxy)
    Sense id: en-Sagittarius_A*-en-name-m6X58HlU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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