supermassive

/ ˌsuːpəˈmæsɪv /

adjective

1. (of a black hole or star) having a mass in the range of millions or billions of times that of the sun

Example Sentences

"We now see that the culprit is the central supermassive black hole."

From Salon

The culprit is the central supermassive black hole, not unlike the one at the center of most galaxies, including our own.

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They’re either massively heavy galaxies or modestly sized ones, each containing a supermassive black hole at its core.

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In this case, we can use the spectrum’s shape to predict whether the galaxy is harboring a supermassive black hole and estimate its mass.

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Similarly, studying X-ray emisson from the galaxy can reveal a supermassive black hole’s presence.

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