Discovery of WINERED-HVS1: A Metal-rich Hypervelocity Star Candidate Ejected from the Galactic Center

We report the discovery of a metal-rich red-giant star, WINERED-HVS1, which is a candidate for a hypervelocity star (HVS). Its past trajectory suggests that this star may have been ejected by the Galactic supermassive black hole (SMBH; Sgr A*), with a modest ejection velocity of at least 500 km s ^−...

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Main Authors: Kohei Hattori, Daisuke Taniguchi, Takuji Tsujimoto, Noriyuki Matsunaga, Hiroaki Sameshima, Scarlet S. Elgueta, Shogo Otsubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ade78a
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