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Hyper Velocity Stars

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Normally stars have velocities of around 100 km/s. These stars are in our galaxy's gravitational control and, therefore, are in a nice orbit around its center. However, Hyper Velocity Stars (HVSs) have velocities of over 1000 km/s

List of confirmed Hyper-Velocity Stars

HVS#1 588010358530507060
HVS#2 588013383268565133
HVS#3* *HE0437-54393 Out of the SDSS path, possibly from the Large Magellanic Cloud.
HVS#4 588017979949842518
HVS#5 587738068348960770
HVS#6 587732771585458263
HVS#7 588848901520359456
HVS#8 587741821063790648
HVS#9 588848898828140657
HVS#10 587742775095918754
HVS#11 587728949047460025
HVS#12 587726033851515031
HVS#13 588848899905290419
HVS#14 587732577236484229
HVS#15 587724650864771241
HVS#16 587742954934698122