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Most of retrograde binary stars in Milky Way come from Omega Centauri globular cluster

publication date06. 12. 2021
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Chemical and dynamical analysis of binary stars orbiting center of Milky Way on retrograde orbit might come from one place - the biggest globular cluster in our galaxy Omega Centauri.

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