2020ApJ...901L..32F


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2020ApJ...901L..32F - Astrophys. J., 901, L32-L32 (2020/October-1)

An upper limit on the spin of SgrA* based on stellar orbits in its vicinity.

FRAGIONE G. and LOEB A.

Abstract (from CDS):

The spin of the massive black hole (BH) at the center of the Milky Way, SgrA*, has been poorly constrained so far. We place an upper limit on the spin of SgrA* based on the spatial distribution of the S-stars, which are arranged in two almost edge-on disks that are located at a position angle of approximately ±45° with respect to the Galactic plane, on a milliparsec scale around the Galactic center. Requiring that the frame-dragging precession has not had enough time to make the S-star orbital angular momentum precess, the spin of the massive BH at the center of the Milky Way can be constrained to χ <= 0.1.

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Journal keyword(s): Astrophysical black holes - black hole physics - Kerr black holes - Supermassive black holes - Galactic center - S stars

Simbad objects: 6

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Number of rows : 6
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 NAME Galactic Center reg 17 45 39.60213 -29 00 22.0000           ~ 16269 0
2 [EG97] S4711 * 17 45 40.0 -29 00 28           ~ 15 0
3 [EG97] S4715 * 17 45 40.0 -29 00 28           ~ 7 0
4 NAME Sgr A* X 17 45 40.03599 -29 00 28.1699           ~ 4970 3
5 [EG97] S2 * 17 45 40.0442 -29 00 27.975           B0/2V 420 1
6 [EG97] S62 * ~ ~           ~ 34 0

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