IRS 9: The Case for a Dynamically Ejected Star from the Galactic Center
Matthew W. Hosek Jr. et al 2026 ApJL 999 L34 The galactic center star IRS 9 is locally unbound and was likely placed on its current trajectory by binary supernova disruption, two-body interactions…
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