S2 Orbit Around Sagittarius A Star2002
His team tracks star S2 through a close orbit around Sagittarius A*, tightly constraining the compact mass at the Galactic Centre.
Historical person
Reinhard Genzel Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Reinhard Genzel, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.
4 records2002–20204 events2 places
Chronological biography
2002
2018
Relativity, Theory of2018
Genzel observes gravitational redshift in the orbit of S2 near the Milky Ways central black hole
2020
Nobel Prize2020
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a supermassive compact object at the centre of the Milky Way.
Nobel Prize for Galactic Centre Black Hole6 October 2020
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a supermassive compact object at the centre of the Milky Way.
Titles and roles
Astronomer
Record provenance
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