A new MIR bow shock source in the Galactic center
Abstract
We find a convex-like feature at a distance of 0.68 pc (17″) from the position of the supermassive black hole, Sgr A*, at the center of the nuclear stellar cluster. This feature resembles a stellar bow shock with a symmetry axis pointing to the center. We discuss the possible nature of the feature and the implications of its alignment with other dusty comet-like objects inside the central parsec.
- Publication:
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The Galactic Center: Feeding and Feedback in a Normal Galactic Nucleus
- Pub Date:
- May 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921314000428
- Bibcode:
- 2014IAUS..303..150S
- Keywords:
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- Galaxy: nucleus;
- infrared: general;
- stars: winds;
- outflows