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Black Holes/CygnusA

ConfirmedSupermassive

Unified black-hole record

CygnusA

Direct black-hole mass measurement

Also known as NAME Cygnus A

Mass2.57B M☉

Distance838.548M ly

HostCygnusA

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Catalog record

Identity and classification

ID: vizier-direct:J/ApJ/831/134/table2:8
Canonical name: CygnusA
Alternate names: NAME Cygnus A
Black-hole type: Supermassive
Status: Confirmed
Population: Catalog
Confidence: Direct black-hole mass measurement
Host galaxy: CygnusA

Position

Coordinates and distance

Right ascension (RA): 299.86815°
Declination (Dec): 40.73392°
Galactic longitude (l): Not reported by source catalogs
Galactic latitude (b): Not reported by source catalogs
Distance: 838.548M light-years
Distance error: 83.822M light-years
Redshift: Not reported by source catalogs

Physical profile

Mass, spin, and system

Mass: 2.57B solar masses
Mass error, lower: 664.935M solar masses
Mass error, upper: 896.973M solar masses
Spin: Not reported by source catalogs
Companion: Not reported by source catalogs
Companion type: Not reported by source catalogs
Orbital period: Not reported by source catalogs
Inclination: Not reported by source catalogs

Evidence

Detection and discovery

Detection method: Gas dynamics
Discovery year: Not reported by source catalogs
Discovery observatory: Not reported by source catalogs
X-ray properties: Not reported by source catalogs
Radio properties: Not reported by source catalogs
Gravitational-wave event: Not reported by source catalogs

Provenance

Sources and refresh state

Source catalog: VizieR J/ApJ/831/134
Source reference: 2016ApJ...831..134V
Last updated: 2026-08-31T01:34:41.049Z
Source record: Open provider record ↗

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