S2's Orbital Radius of 950 A

question 31

Multiple Choice

S2's orbital radius of 950 A.U. and an orbital period of 15 years are most consistent with S2being a star:

• A)passing within a light-year of our solar system.
• B)orbiting a 4 million solar mass object in the center of our Galaxy.
• C)with a mass 4 million times the mass of our Sun.
• D)in a globular cluster that has a mass about 4 million times the mass of our Sun.
• E)being sucked into the black hole in the center of our Galaxy.

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