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Sagittarius B2

giant molecular cloud near the Milky Way's center
Thing Giant Molecular Cloud Q2735049

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
giant molecular cloud
Catalog code
[SKM2002] G000.7+1[3]
Constellation
Sagittarius[2]
Declination
-28.38528[8]
Epoch
J2000.0[9]
Mass
3000000.0[4]
Radial velocity
61.6[6]
Radius
23.0[5]
Right ascension
266.835[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sagittarius B2 (NIRCam image) (54809461904).jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/03cpvmj
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
185136906
SIMBAD ID
NAME Sgr B2

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🔗 Connections
Constellation 1
Sagittarius
Epoch 1
J2000.0
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Summary

Sagittarius B2 is a giant molecular cloud[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Interferometric observations of formaldehyde absorption in front of strong galactic sources. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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