THE PROPER MOTION OF THE GALACTIC CENTER PULSAR RELATIVE TO SAGITTARIUS A*

THE PROPER MOTION OF THE GALACTIC CENTER PULSAR RELATIVE TO SAGITTARIUS A*

We measure the proper motion of the pulsar PSR J1745-2900 relative to the Galactic center massive black hole, Sgr A*, using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). The pulsar has a transverse velocity of 236 ± 11 km s[superscript -1] at position angle 22 ± 2 deg east of north at a projected separation...

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Main Authors: Bower, Geoffrey C. (Author), Deller, Adam (Author), Demorest, Paul (Author), Brunthaler, Andreas (Author), Falcke, Heino (Author), Moscibrodzka, Monika (Author), O'Leary, Ryan M. (Author), Eatough, Ralph P. (Author), Kramer, Michael (Author), Lee, K. J. (Author), Spitler, Laura (Author), Desvignes, Gregory (Author), Rushton, Anthony P. (Author), Reid, Mark J. (Author), Doeleman, Sheperd Samuel (Contributor)
Other Authors: Haystack Observatory (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2015-02-20T16:40:23Z.
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