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A HIGH-VELOCITY BULGE RR LYRAE VARIABLE ON A HALO-LIKE ORBIT
Tekijät: Kunder A, Rich RM, Hawkins K, Poleski R, Storm J, Johnson CI, Shen J, Li ZY, Cordero MJ, Nataf DM, Bono G, Walker AR, Koch A, De Propris R, Udalski A, Szymanski MK, Soszynski I, Pietrzynski G, Ulaczyk K, Wyrzykowski L, Pietrukowicz P, Skowron J, Kozlowski S, Mroz P
Kustantaja: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Julkaisuvuosi: 2015
Journal: Astrophysical Journal Letters
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
Lehden akronyymi: ASTROPHYS J LETT
Artikkelin numero: ARTN L12
Vuosikerta: 808
Numero: 1
Sivujen määrä: 6
ISSN: 2041-8205
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/808/1/L12
We report on the RR Lyrae variable star, MACHO 176.18833.411, located toward the Galactic bulge and observed within the data from the ongoing Bulge RR Lyrae Radial Velocity Assay, which has the unusual radial velocity of -372 +/- 8 km s(-1) and true space velocity of -482 +/- 22 km s(-1) relative to the Galactic rest frame. Located less than 1 kpc from the Galactic center and toward a field at (l, b) = (3, -2.5), this pulsating star has properties suggesting it belongs to the bulge RR Lyrae star population, yet a velocity indicating it is abnormal, at least with respect to bulge giants and red clump stars. We show that this star is most likely a halo interloper and therefore suggest that halo contamination is not insignificant when studying metal-poor stars found within the bulge area, even for stars within 1 kpc of the Galactic center. We discuss the possibility that MACHO 176.18833.411 is on the extreme edge of the bulge RR Lyrae radial velocity distribution, and also consider a more exotic scenario in which it is a runaway star moving through the Galaxy.