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\shortauthors{Geballe et al.}
\shorttitle{K-band Spectrum of IRS~8}
\begin{document}

\title{The K-band Spectrum of The Hot Star in
IRS~8: An Outsider in the
Galactic Center?\altaffilmark{1}}
Najarro\altaffilmark{3},

\altaffiltext{1}{Based on data obtained at the
Gemini Observatory, which
is operated by the Association of Universities for
Research in Astronomy,
Inc., under a cooperative agreement with the NSF
on behalf of the Gemini
partnership: the National Science Foundation
(United States), the Particle
Physics and Astronomy Research Council (United
Kingdom), the National
Research Council (Canada), CONICYT (Chile), the
Australian Research
Council (Australia), CNPq (Brazil) and CONICET
(Argentina).}

\altaffiltext{2}{Gemini Observatory, 670 N.
A'ohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii
96720 USA; tgeballe@gemini.edu}

\altaffiltext{3}{Instituto de Estructura de la
Materia, CSIC, Serrano 121,
29006 Madrid, Spain}

\begin{abstract}

Using adaptive optics at the Gemini North
telescope we have obtained a
K-band spectrum of the star near the center of the
luminous Galactic
center bowshock IRS~8, as well as a spectrum of
the bowshock itself. The
stellar spectrum contains emission and absorption
lines characteristic of
an O5-O6 giant or supergiant. The wind from such a
star is fully capable
of producing the observed bowshock. However, both
the early spectral type
and the apparently young age of the star, if it is
single, mark it as
unique among hot stars within one parsec of the
center.

\end{abstract}

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