MSU Astronomers discovered supermassive black hole in an ultracompact dwarf galaxy

(Lomonosov Moscow State University) A team of scientists from the Faculty of Physics and Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, MSU leading an international collaboration with members from Europe, Chile, United States, and Australia discovered a supermassive black hole in the center of the Fornax galaxy. The results of the research were published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society journal. The report will be presented at the XXXth General Assembly of the International Astronom...