Hubble Space Telescope observations have shown that when the mass of the central black hole is very large,then
A)the mass of the halo and disk of the host galaxy is also very large.
B)the host galaxy is eventually completely consumed by the black hole.
C)the galaxy is always a spiral galaxy.
D)the mass of the bulge of the host galaxy is also very large.

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Hubble Space Telescope observations have shown that when the mass of the central black hole is very large, the mass of the bulge of the host galaxy is also very large. This is known as the M-sigma relation, which states that there is a correlation between the mass of the central black hole and the velocity dispersion of stars in the bulge of the host galaxy.

Hubble Space Telescope Observations Have Shown That When the Mass