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Supermassive black holes hidden in the outskirts of galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2017

Steffen Mieske*
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura, Chile email: smieske@eso.org
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Abstract

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Ultra-Compact dwarf galaxies, which inhabit the outskirts of galaxies, may conceal a significant population of hitherto overlooked super-massive black holes.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

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