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M82
M82
(also known as
NGC
3034
) is a
starbust[?]
galaxy
in the
Ursa Major
constellation
. The
Chandra X-ray Observatory
detected fluctuating
X-ray
emissions from the sector, appoximately 600
light-years
away from the centre of M82, around 12 million light-years from
Earth
. Astronomers have postulated that M82 would contain the first known
mid-mass black hole[?]
, of roughly 500
solar masses
.
See also:
Messier 82
(
http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m082
), SEDS Messier pages
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