Reconstruction of Stellar Orbits Close to Sagittarius A*: Possibilities for Testing General Relativity

Details Reconstruction of Stellar Orbits Close to Sagittarius A*: Possibilities for Testing General Relativity Reconstruction of Stellar Orbits Close to Sagittarius A*: Possibilities for Testing General Relativity

1999-04-13

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9904177v2

Astrophys.J. 542 (2000) 328-333

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

20 pages, 5 figures submitted to Astrophysical Journal, substantial changes and additions based on referee's comments

Scientific paper

10.1086/309495

We have reconstructed possible orbits for a collection of stars located within 0.5 arcsec of Sgr A*. These orbits are constrained by observed stellar positions and angular proper motions. The construction of such orbits serves as a baseline from which to search for possible deviations due to the unseen mass distribution in the central 1000 AU of the Galaxy. We also discuss the likelihood that some of these stars may eventually exhibit detectable relativistic effects, allowing for interesting tests of general relativity around the 2.6 x 10^6 solar mass central object.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Reconstruction of Stellar Orbits Close to Sagittarius A*: Possibilities for Testing General Relativity does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Reconstruction of Stellar Orbits Close to Sagittarius A*: Possibilities for Testing General Relativity, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Reconstruction of Stellar Orbits Close to Sagittarius A*: Possibilities for Testing General Relativity will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-388827