Observation of S4716—a Star with a 4 yr Orbit around Sgr A*

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Authors

PEISSKER Florian ECKART Andreas ZAJAČEK Michal BRITZEN Silke

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Astrophysical Journal
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Faculty of Science

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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac752f
Keywords Star clusters; Supermassive black holes; Stellar dynamics; Galactic center
Description 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.
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