Posted on 05/03/2014 9:30:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The basis for this discovery is described in a paper, which is available in pdf format at this link.
Here's Figure 2 of the paper, showing an image of the object ( inset ) and the spectral classification according to the "uiK" system, analogous to "RGB" and other color systems. The blue and red objects are "high" and "low" velocity objects, and the diagram serves to justify the classification of this object as an HVGC.
Note that the velocity is of course measured along the line of sight, so it by no means implies that it's "coming right at us." Also note that the inset image is "archival", from the Canada France Hawaii Telescope .
You haven’t missed anything-2 million mph sounds crazy fast but it is only about 0.003 speed of light.
Nothing “passes through” any black hole. Light itself cannot escape one.
Have you ever been thrown out of a galaxy, Mr. Charles?
2 million mph is a snail’s pace compared to the speed of light.
Sorry and thanks-I realized that like 2 minutes after typing it without counting my zeros-all I can say is DUH!
Funny: “only 0.003”
Nickname for the thing: PUTT PUTT MARU
Noisy, steam-powered monster, groaning across the void.
Don Ho; Tiny Bubbles [last fm]
555.6 miles per second....near relativistic speeds .035c.
Should be interesting time effects relative to surrounding slower space objects.
;’)
From “After the Thin Man”:
Lichee Club Owner: Have you ever been thrown out of a place, Mr. Charles?
Nick Charles: Let’s see. How many was it up to yesterday, Mrs. Charles?
Nora Charles: Well, uh, how many places were you in, Mr. Charles?
HVGC-1: I got thrown out of a galaxy in M87. Now when I say I got thrown out of M87, I don’t mean they asked me to leave, and we walked to the edge of forever together, and I said, “Bye, everybody, I gotta go.” Six star bouncers hurled my cluster out of there like I was Frisbee (one of Earth’s leading intellects).......
Ron White & a Twilight Zone ref.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ron_White
Slingshot style.
oooops.....0.0029 light speed. Mars in 18 hours...Sol in 46 hours....the moon in 50 minutes...mild time dilation effects...communications would be interesting in terms of Doppler effects on frequency...it would have to be digital...analog would sound funny. If we could do ships that could reach 555m/ps the solar system would be doable...pluto in 1500 hours or 2 months. 20 to 30 days to Jupiter and Saturn depending on position....slingshot effects at 555mps could add 3 or 4 multiples of velocity to one’s craft....perhaps near 0.1c
Good call... (rustling noise)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140430121112.htm
Thanks factoryrat.
The Tater Cluster!
Correction: The Tater Salad Cluster!
That’s even faster than this;
“One million miles an hour headed out to where the down boys go”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb2Q0QMqT34
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