To appear in Encyclopedia of Astronomy and
Astrophysics, 2000?
(astro-ph/0003268)
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES IN INACTIVE GALAXIES
John Kormendy
Department of
Astronomy, RLM 15.308, University of Texas, Austin, TX
78712-1083
and
Luis C. Ho
Carnegie Observatories,
813 Santa Barbara St., Pasadena, CA 91101-1292
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
- DEAD QUASAR ENGINES IN NEARBY GALAXIES
- STELLAR DYNAMICAL SEARCHES FOR CENTRAL DARK
OBJECTS
- Stellar Dynamical Mass Measurement
- NGC 3115: M*
109.0
± 0.3
M
- M 31: M*
3 x 107
M
- Our Galaxy: M*
(2.9 ± 0.4) x
106
M
- BH DEMOGRAPHICS
- ARE THEY REALLY BLACK HOLES?
- SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
