arXiv:2002.02341astro-ph.GA
S62 on a 9.9 yr Orbit around SgrA*
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Abstract
We observe the S-cluster star S62 on its Keplerian orbit around the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy, SgrA*. The orbital time period of S62 around SgrA* is 9.9 years. We derive its mass to be around 2 M_solar which is consistent with other members of the S-cluster. From the Lucy-Richardson deconvolved images, we determine a K-band magnitude of 16.1 mag. We observe almost two complete orbits of the star with two different and independent telescopes and three different instruments. The close distance of S62 to SgrA* at its periapse of around 2 mas results in a gravitational periapse shift of almost 10%/orbit.
The actual preprint on arxiv.org is here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.02341
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