Does anybody know when the next time star S2 will return to it's position where it comes closest to Sagittarius A*? I read that in 2008, it made it's first full orbit since tracking it.

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Anonymous Wed Aug 31 09:48:24 2011 No.3659207 [Reply] [Original]

Does anybody know when the next time star S2 will return to it's position where it comes closest to Sagittarius A*? I read that in 2008, it made it's first full orbit since tracking it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 31 11:18:24 2011 No.3659530 File: 1.01 MB, 500x500, SaggitariusAorbits.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] maybe this animation will help answer your question

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 31 11:19:24 2011 No.3659533 >>3659530 ...and the fact that S2 has an orbital period of about 15 years.

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