A gas cloud on its way towards the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Centre

S. Gillessen (), R. Genzel (), T. K. Fritz, E. Quataert, C. Alig, A. Burkert, J. Cuadra, F. Eisenhauer, O. Pfuhl, K. Dodds-Eden, C. F. Gammie and T. Ott
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S. Gillessen: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
R. Genzel: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
T. K. Fritz: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
E. Quataert: University of California
C. Alig: Universitätssternwarte der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Scheinerstrasse 1, D-81679 München, Germany
A. Burkert: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
J. Cuadra: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, 7820436 Macul, Santiago, Chile
F. Eisenhauer: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
O. Pfuhl: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
K. Dodds-Eden: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
C. F. Gammie: Center for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1002 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
T. Ott: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Giessenbachstrasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany

Nature, 2012, vol. 481, issue 7379, 51-54

Abstract: A gas cloud three times the mass of Earth is observed falling towards Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy.

Date: 2012
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