JOURNAL ARTICLE

Spiral galaxies were born lentil-shaped.

  • Published In: Science News, 2023, v. 204, n. 4. P. 8 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Cutts, Elise 3 of 3

Abstract

For galaxies of the same shape, black hole mass and stellar mass tend to be linked in a predictable way - except for the lenticular galaxies. Most galaxies harbor a supermassive black hole in their center, and when galaxies merge, so do those black holes. Using images from the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, Graham compared the black hole masses and stellar masses of about 100 nearby galaxies. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Science News. 2023/09, Vol. 204, Issue 4, p8
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0036-8423
  • Accession Number:170383508
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