Sphere of influence (astronomy)
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Sphere of influence (astronomy)
The sphere of influence is a region around a supermassive black hole in which the gravitational potential of the black hole dominates the gravitational potential of the host galaxy. The radius of the sphere of influence is called the "influence radius."

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