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The high-resolution (R={lamda}/{Delta}{lambda}&gt;=14000) observations allow the most accurate radial velocity and acceleration measurements of the stars in the central parsec of the Galaxy. Detected stars can be divided into three groups based on the CO absorption band heads at ~2.2935um and the HeII lines at ~2.0581 and ~2.112, 2.113um: cool, narrow-line hot, and broad-line hot. The radial velocities of the cool, late-type stars have approximately a symmetrical distribution with its center at ~-7.8+/-10.3km/s and a standard deviation ~113.7+/-10.3km/s. Although our statistics are dominated by the brightest stars, we estimate a central black hole mass of (3.9+/-1.1)x10^6^M_{sun}_, consistent with current estimates from complete orbits of individual stars. Our surface density profile and the velocity dispersion of the late-type stars support the existence of a low-density region at the Galactic center suggested by earlier observations.</description><source format="bibcode">2008ApJ...681.1254Z</source><referenceURL>https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/681/1254</referenceURL><type>Catalog</type><contentLevel>Research</contentLevel><relationship><relationshipType>IsServedBy</relationshipType><relatedResource ivo-id="ivo://CDS.VizieR/TAP">TAP VizieR generic service</relatedResource></relationship><relationship><relationshipType>IsServedBy</relationshipType><relatedResource>Conesearch service</relatedResource></relationship><relationship><relationshipType>related-to</relationshipType><relatedResource ivo-id="ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/499/483">J/A+A/499/483 : NIR observations of sources in galactic center (Buchholz+,</relatedResource><relatedResource ivo-id="ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/670/1115">J/ApJ/670/1115 : IRS spectra at 38 positions in Galactic center (Simpson+,</relatedResource><relatedResource ivo-id="ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/426/81">J/A+A/426/81 : Kinematic analysis of the Minispiral (Paumard+, 2004)</relatedResource><relatedResource ivo-id="ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/597/323">J/ApJ/597/323 : Cool stars at the Galactic Center (Blum+, 2003)</relatedResource><relatedResource ivo-id="ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/523/248">J/ApJ/523/248 : Variable stars in the Galactic center (Ott+, 1999)</relatedResource></relationship></content><rights>https://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.html</rights><capability><interface xsi:type="vr:WebBrowser"><accessURL use="full">https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/681/1254</accessURL><mirrorURL title="VizieR at IUCAA: Pune, India">https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/681/1254</mirrorURL><mirrorURL title="VizieR at SAAO: SAAO, South Africa">http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/681/1254</mirrorURL></interface></capability><capability><interface xsi:type="vs:ParamHTTP"><accessURL use="base">https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/681/1254</accessURL><mirrorURL title="VizieR at IUCAA: Pune, India">https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/681/1254</mirrorURL><mirrorURL title="VizieR at SAAO: SAAO, South Africa">http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/681/1254</mirrorURL><queryType>GET</queryType><resultType>text/xml+votable</resultType></interface></capability><capability standardID="ivo://ivoa.net/std/TAP#aux"><interface xsi:type="vs:ParamHTTP" role="std"><accessURL use="base">https://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap</accessURL></interface></capability><capability xsi:type="cs:ConeSearch" standardID="ivo://ivoa.net/std/ConeSearch"><description>Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/681/1254/table3 (Cool star velocity)</description><interface xsi:type="vs:ParamHTTP" role="std"><accessURL use="base">https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/681/1254/table3?</accessURL><mirrorURL title="VizieR at IUCAA: Pune, India">https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/681/1254/table3?</mirrorURL><mirrorURL title="VizieR at SAAO: SAAO, South Africa">http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/681/1254/table3?</mirrorURL><queryType>GET</queryType><resultType>text/xml+votable</resultType></interface><maxSR>180.0</maxSR><maxRecords>50000</maxRecords><verbosity>true</verbosity><testQuery><ra>266.4164167</ra><dec>-29.0075</dec><sr>0.005555555555555556</sr></testQuery></capability><capability xsi:type="cs:ConeSearch" standardID="ivo://ivoa.net/std/ConeSearch"><description>Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/681/1254/HeI (Radial velocities of narrow and broad HeI line stars (tables 5 and 6 of paper))</description><interface xsi:type="vs:ParamHTTP" role="std"><accessURL use="base">https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/681/1254/HeI?</accessURL><mirrorURL title="VizieR at IUCAA: Pune, India">https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/681/1254/HeI?</mirrorURL><mirrorURL title="VizieR at SAAO: SAAO, South Africa">http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/681/1254/HeI?</mirrorURL><queryType>GET</queryType><resultType>text/xml+votable</resultType></interface><maxSR>180.0</maxSR><maxRecords>50000</maxRecords><verbosity>true</verbosity><testQuery><ra>266.416875</ra><dec>-29.0075278</dec><sr>0.005555555555555556</sr></testQuery></capability><coverage><spatial>6/28830</spatial><footprint ivo-id="ivo://ivoa.net/std/moc">https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/moc/J/ApJ/681/1254?format=ascii</footprint><waveband>Optical</waveband></coverage><tableset><schema><name>default</name><table><name>J/ApJ/681/1254/table3</name><description>Cool star velocity</description><column><name>recno</name><description>Record number assigned by the VizieR team. 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