Astronomy:Nyx stream

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Short description: Proposed stellar stream

In astronomy, the Nyx stream is a proposed stellar stream that wraps around the Milky Way galaxy, relatively close to the sun. About 500 stars have been identified in this stream from the Gaia DR2.[1]

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  1. Necib, Lina; Ostdiek, Bryan; Lisanti, Mariangela; Cohen, Timothy; Freytsis, Marat; Garrison-Kimmel, Shea; Hopkins, Philip F.; Wetzel, Andrew et al. (2020). "Evidence for a Vast Prograde Stellar Stream in the Solar Vicinity". Nature Astronomy 4 (11): 1078. doi:10.1038/s41550-020-1131-2. Bibcode2020NatAs...4.1078N. 

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