Star unlike any found in the Milky Way appears to be an intergalactic intruder

Astronomers have discovered a star in the Milky Way that doesn't belong. Officially known as J1124+4535, the star has a chemical composition unlike any others ever observed in our home galaxy, suggesting it's an intergalactic interloper that may have come from a dwarf galaxy that was swallowed up by the Milky Way.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Astronomy
• China
• Dwarf galaxy
• Galaxy
• Japan
• NAOJ
• Stars
• Telescope

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2Whza8y