swiftest-moving

Updated: May 6, 2025

So far as we know, the two swiftest-moving stars are, first, Arcturus, and, second, one known in astronomy as 1830 Groombridge, the latter so called because it was first observed by the astronomer Groombridge, and is numbered 1830 in his catalogue of stars.

Simon Newcomb - Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science

It is impossible to escape from the conclusion that the apparently swiftest-moving stars are, on the whole, also the nearest to us, however numerous the individual exceptions to the rule. Still more emphatically in 1812 Bessel drew the attention of astronomers to the fact, and 61 Cygni became known as the "flying star."

Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke - A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century: Fourth Edition