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NGC 4258 Maser Disk

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1995

Makoto Miyoshi1995

Science / Astronomy

Maps water masers orbiting in a thin Keplerian disk in NGC 4258, providing compelling dynamical evidence for a massive central black hole.

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Makoto Miyoshi

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