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How likely are we to witness an occlusion of Sgr A, if one were to happen? Its diameter is smaller than the Sun-Mercury orbit[1], plus the stars in close orbit
by imglorp 9y ago
How likely are we to witness an occlusion of Sgr A, if one were to happen?
Its diameter is smaller than the Sun-Mercury orbit[1], plus the stars in close orbit have a period of 11 years at the shortest. So they're far away from A* plus they don't transit very often.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_A* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_A*