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We Believe the Bright Central Object in the Galaxy NGC

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We believe the bright central object in the galaxy NGC 4261 is only about the size of our solar system. What evidence do we have for this size estimate?


A) This is a direct measurement from the image seen with the HST.
B) We have measured and compared the Doppler shifts for material on the near and far sides of the object.
C) Radiation from this central object fluctuates, and the light can only travel this distance (the size of the solar system) during a typical fluctuation.
D) We estimate the mass of this central object to be 1.2 billion M ? , and this is the Schwarzschild radius that gives nuclear matter density for this mass.

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