M31*
E110379
M31* is the supermassive black hole located at the core of the Andromeda Galaxy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M31* canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
supermassive black hole ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Andromeda central supermassive black hole
ⓘ
central black hole of Andromeda ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | nuclear star cluster of Andromeda ⓘ |
| category |
central black holes of spiral galaxies
ⓘ
supermassive black holes in nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| centralRole | dominant mass concentration in the nucleus of Andromeda ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
less massive than Sagittarius A*
ⓘ
less massive than many quasar black holes ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2.5 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 780 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| emissionType |
X-ray emission
ⓘ
radio emission ⓘ |
| environment |
central bulge of Andromeda
ⓘ
dense nuclear stellar cluster ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
X-ray observations
ⓘ
gas kinematics ⓘ stellar dynamics ⓘ |
| galaxyTypeOfHost | barred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| gravitationalEffect |
governs orbits of nearby nuclear stars
ⓘ
influences dynamics of central gas in Andromeda ⓘ |
| hasAccretionActivity | low-luminosity active nucleus ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
accretion flow
ⓘ
event horizon ⓘ very strong gravitational field ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyConstellation |
Andromeda Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
Andromeda
|
| hostGalaxyDistanceFromEarth | approximately 2.5 million light-years ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyMessierNumber |
Andromeda Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
M31
|
| hostGalaxyNGCNumber | NGC 224 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andromeda Galaxy
ⓘ
Local Group ⓘ Virgo Supercluster ⓘ core of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ observable universe ⓘ |
| mass |
approximately 1.4e8 solar masses
ⓘ
on the order of 100 million solar masses ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ ground-based optical telescopes ⓘ radio telescopes ⓘ |
| partOf | Andromeda Galaxy nucleus ⓘ |
| redshift | approximately -0.001 ⓘ |
| researchField |
black hole astrophysics
ⓘ
galactic nuclei ⓘ |
| roleInGalaxyEvolution | influences evolution of Andromeda’s central region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.