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galactic center
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galactic centeris a part of galactic nucleus2001-09-27 09:32:18.0
is a part of Sagittarius2001-09-27 09:32:40.0
has galactic latitude 02001-09-27 09:32:40.0
has galactic longitude 02001-09-27 09:32:40.0
is opposite of anticenter2001-09-27 09:32:40.0
has definition Now thought to comprise black holes - which would explain why the centre of our Galaxy appears strangely obscure, and emits only infrared radiation.has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:32:18.0
has definition The direction of the sky toward the center of the Milky Way.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:40.0
is an instance of galactic coordinate2001-09-27 09:32:40.0
galactic coordinatehas component galactic coordinate component2001-09-27 09:32:39.0
pointhas dimensions 02001-09-27 09:32:38.0