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SDSS J172004.07+575110.8 is a hyper-velocity star in the nearby dwarf galaxy Draco.[1] The star is type B9, and apparent magnitude 18.

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  1. ^ Brown, Warren R.; Geller, Margaret J.; Kenyon, Scott J.; Kurtz, Michael J. (2006-04-13). "Hypervelocity Stars. I. The Spectroscopic Survey" (PDF). Harvard University. p. 303-311. Retrieved 2015-03-18. Here we report the two most recently discovered HVSs: SDSS J110557.45+093439.5 and possibly SDSS J113312.12+010824, traveling with Galactic rest-frame velocities at least +508+/-12 and +418+/-10 km s-1, respectively.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)