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Superfast star at galactic centre
Article first published online: 19 NOV 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2012.53604_6.x
© 2012 Royal Astronomical Society
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Astronomy & Geophysics
Special Issue: The story of Alpha Centauri
Volume 53, Issue 6, page 6.05, December 2012
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How to Cite
(2012), Superfast star at galactic centre. Astronomy & Geophysics, 53: 6.05. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2012.53604_6.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 NOV 2012
- Article first published online: 19 NOV 2012
Researchers using the twin 10 m telescopes at the W M Keck Observatory in Hawaii have found a star that completes its orbit about the galactic centre in just 11.5 years.