The Post-Periapse Evolution of Galactic Center Source G1: The second case of a resolved tidal interaction with a supermassive black hole

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We present new Adaptive Optics (AO) imaging and spectroscopic measurements of Galactic Center source G1 from W.

• M.
• Keck Observatory.
• Our goal is to understand its nature and relationship to G2, which is the first example of a spatially-resolved object interacting with the supermassive black hole (SMBH).