Extended Data Figure 3: Distribution of mass as function of spin and average radius of the orbits as inferred from the dynamical model. | Nature

Extended Data Figure 3: Distribution of mass as function of spin and average radius of the orbits as inferred from the dynamical model.

From: A supermassive black hole in an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy

Extended Data Figure 3: Distribution of mass as function of spin and average radius of the orbits as inferred from the dynamical model.

The average spin is defined as , where is the average angular momentum along the z-direction, is the average radius, and is the average second moment of the orbit. Several distinct components are visible. Although 70% of the mass is on co-rotating orbits with (shown as red and blue lines), there is also a significant amount of mass in components without rotation and counter-rotation.

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