1JLButMZPU7xu2PUBPxekTcpJKPzZuaTuZ (4371) ·
G1 and G2 have generated attention because they appear to be tidally interacting with the supermassive Galactic black hole, possibly enhancing its accretion activity.
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1JLButMZPU7xu2PUBPxekTcpJKPzZuaTuZ (4371) ·
No broad consensus has yet been reached concerning their nature: the G objects show the characteristics of gas and dust clouds but display the dynamical properties of stellar-mass objects.
1JLButMZPU7xu2PUBPxekTcpJKPzZuaTuZ (4371) ·
Here we report observations of four additional G objects, all lying within 0.04parsecs of the black hole and forming a class that is probably unique to this environment.
1JLButMZPU7xu2PUBPxekTcpJKPzZuaTuZ (4371) ·
The widely varying orbits derived for the six G objects demonstrate that they were commonly but separately formed.