S55 (star)
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s55-star-259-1497354
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S55 (star)
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S55 is a star that is located very close to the centre of the Milky Way, near the radio source Sagittarius A*, orbiting it with an orbital period of 12.8 years. Until 2019, when the star S62 became the new record holder, it was the star with the shortest known period orbiting the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. This beat the record of 16 years previously set by S2. The star was identified by a University of California, Los Angeles team headed by Andrea M. Ghez. At its periapsis, its s
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Star orbiting close to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S55_(star)
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date modified:
2024-03-17T16:51:26Z
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