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Caption: Figure 10.
The Galactocentric specific angular momentum in the Lx–Lz plane for our five CEMP stars (black circles) compared to other Magellanic system objects and the SDSS-V DR20 MINESweeper halo catalog (background gray density). The LMC (large red circle) and SMC (smaller red circle) have large negative Lx relative to the Milky Way halo, making this a prime kinematic quantity for isolating stars associated with the Magellanic system. The Magellanic Stream stars (light blue triangles) and the Magellanic kinematic selection box defined by Lx < −8.5 kpc km s−1 and Lz < 5 kpc km s−1 are taken from V. Chandra et al. (2023). We also show recently discovered ultra-metal-poor stars associated with the LMC: LMC 119 (blue cross) and SDSS J-715-7334 (green cross).
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