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the "missing matter" is not just at the galactic core but assumed distributed more thorough the galaxy. if it just were at the center, star rotational speed would follow keplerian predictions, instead they observed the same rotational speed across whole galaxy disks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_rotation_curve




Dark matter is also believed to be what holds galaxies (and galactic clusters) together by enveloping them in what are called dark matter halos.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter_halo


Baryonic matter accelerating into black holes also emits electromagnetic radiation vs. dark matter which does not interact electromagnetically by definition (and observation).




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