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Old 16-05-2018, 12:37 PM
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The supermassive black hole at the core of this galaxy has 107.9 solar masses, or about 80 million times the mass of the Sun."
Apologies for what is no doubt a gumby question, but how does 107.9 solar masses equate to 80 million times the mass of the sun? My brain tells me that 107.9 solar masses would be 107.9 times the mass of the sun. Am I missing something remarkably obvious?
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