2022ApJ...933...49P -
Astrophys. J., 933, 49-49 (2022/July-1)
Observation of S4716-a Star with a 4 yr Orbit around Sgr A*.
PEISSKER F., ECKART A., ZAJACEK M. and BRITZEN S.
Abstract (from CDS):
The ongoing monitoring of the Galactic center and Sgr A*, the central supermassive black hole, produces surprising and unexpected findings. This goes hand in hand with the technical evolution of ground- and space-based telescopes and instruments, but also with the progression of image filter techniques such as the Lucy-Richardson algorithm. As we continue to trace the members of the S cluster close to Sgr A* on their expected trajectory around the supermassive black hole, we present the finding of a new stellar source, which we call S4716. The newly found star orbits Sgr A* in about 4.0 yr and can be detected with NIRC2 (Keck), OSIRIS (Keck), SINFONI (VLT), NACO (VLT), and GRAVITY (VLTI). With a periapse distance of about 100 au, S4716 shows an equivalent distance toward Sgr A* as S4711. These fast-moving stars undergo a similar dynamical evolution, since S4711-S4716 share comparable orbital properties. We will furthermore draw a connection between the recent finding of a new faint star called S300 and the data presented here. Additionally, we observed a blend-star event with S4716 and another newly identified S star S148 in 2017.
Abstract Copyright:
© 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Journal keyword(s):
Galactic center - Star clusters - Stellar dynamics - Supermassive black holes
Nomenclature:
[EG97] SNNNN (Nos S148, S4716) added.
Status at CDS
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Acronym for new objects described in the dictionary of nomenclature and being created in SIMBAD.
Simbad objects:
19
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