S301 Hits 56 Million MPH, Could Reveal Milky Way Black Hole’s Spin
Fifty-six million mph is the peak speed of S301, a newly characterized star racing around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black…
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S301 Reaches 25,000 Kilometers Per Second, Could Reveal Black Hole’s Spin
At roughly 25,000 kilometers per second, S301 is the fastest star reported in the Milky Way. That peak velocity more…
S301’s 8.7-Year Orbit Could Measure the Milky Way Black Hole’s Spin
Eight-point-seven years is the number that makes S301 unusually valuable. That is how long the faint star takes to circle…