Sagittarius A West

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Description

Radio continuum emission at 3.6 cm from the inner few parsecs of our Galaxy. The bright point source in the center is Sagittarius A*, which is likely a black hole at the center of the Galaxy. The mini-spiral of emission around the point source is from ionized gas that is in systematic motion about Sgr A*.
The 3.6 cm continuum emission from the center of the Galaxy observed in 1993 using VLA BnA configuration using all 27 antennas.

Creator

Legacy Astronomical Images

Rights

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Type

Legacy Astronomical Image

Object Name

Sgr A West

Investigators

D.A. Roberts, F. Yusef-Zadeh, W.M. Goss

Telescope

Very Large Array (VLA)

Observation Date

1993-02-13

Type of Observation

continuum

Band

X

Wavelength

3.6 cm

Frequency

8.4 GHz

Center of Image

RA 17:42:29.300, Dec: -28:59:17.000 (B1950)

Field of View

0.028333 x 0.028333 degrees

Link to journal article

Series

Galactic Sources Series

Unit

Galactic Center Unit

Citation

Legacy Astronomical Images, “Sagittarius A West,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/33442.