Astronomers have found a Star moving super fast (8% of c)! Does this change anything about our current understanding of Stars?

[ClassicFlappy]

It's so interesting! The funny thing is the light coming from the Star will be travelling at the same speed of light as per Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity!

 

[Patrick fenex]

Where is this star located? If its trajectory can be traced back to the galactic center, then it was probably part of a binary system that wondered to close to Sagitarius A, and its sibling was a snack to sagitarius A, while the star in question was ejected clear. 8% the speed of light?! That's astonding!

 

[Catastrophe]

The fastest star in our galaxy moves at 8 per cent the speed of light

Astronomers have spotted the fastest star ever, whizzing at 8 per cent the speed of light around our galaxy’s supermassive black hole closer than any star we’ve seen before

www.newscientist.com

http://imgur.com/a/i048HsJ

View: https://imgur.com/a/i048HsJ

We Just Found The Fastest Star in The Milky Way, Travelling at 8% The Speed of Light

We've found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. In the extreme environment at the centre of our galaxy, a newly discovered star called S4714 orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[sam85geo]

Are there any references to the calculations/data that put S4714's speed at 8% of c?

 

[Catastrophe]

Are there any references to the calculations/data that put S4714's speed at 8% of c?

This is the only one so far mentioning other than 8%c.

We Just Found The Fastest Star in The Milky Way, Travelling at 8% The Speed of Light

We've found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. In the extreme environment at the centre of our galaxy, a newly discovered star called S4714 orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[sam85geo]

This is the only one so far mentioning other than 8%c.

We Just Found The Fastest Star in The Milky Way, Travelling at 8% The Speed of Light

We've found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. In the extreme environment at the centre of our galaxy, a newly discovered star called S4714 orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.

www.sciencealert.com

Thanks Cat. The reference is a very informative read.