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Sgr A*

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Right ascension: 17h 45m 40.04s
Declination: −29° 00′ 28.2″
Galactic l, b: 359.94, -0.04616

Also known as

13 identifiers

AX J1745.6-2900CXOGC J174540.0-290027SWIFT J1746.3-2850A[BGM2005] J174540.08-290028.48[BGM2005] J174540.14-290028.40Sagittarius ASagittarius A*Sgr ASgr A*Sgr A* IRSgrA*/IRSgr A*/L'[SKM2002] 28

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
[GKM98] S0-17	Star	0.04124″	—
[EG97] S24	Star	0.04927″	—
Sgr A*-f	Cloud	0.08748″	—
G2 Dust Cloud	Infrared	0.08748″	—
[EG97] S13	Star	0.1044″	—
[EG97] S38	Star	0.1121″	—
[EG97] S21	Star	0.1338″	—
[EG97] S1	Star	0.1719″	—
[EG97] S14	Star	0.2195″	—
[EG97] S2	Star	0.2227″	—
[EG97] S71	Star	0.2375″	—

Provenance

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Archive	Read at (UTC)	Record
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/sgr-a · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.