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We explore differences in Galactic halo kinematic properties derived from two commonly employed Galactic potentials: the St$ddot{a}$ckel potential and the default Milky Way-like potential used in the Galpy package (MWPotential2014), making use of stars with available metallicities, radial velocities, and proper motions from Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 12. Adopting the St$ddot{a}$ckel potential, we find that the shape of the metallicity distribution function (MDF) and the distribution of orbital rotation abruptly change at $Z_{rm max}$ = 15 kpc and $r_{rm max}$ = 30 kpc (where $Z_{rm max}$ and $r_{rm max}$ are the maximum distances reached by a stellar orbit from the Galactic plane and from the Galactic center, respectively), indicating that the transition from dominance by the inner-halo stellar population to the outer-halo population occurs at those distances. Stars with $Z_{rm max}$ $>$ 15 kpc show an average retrograde motion of $V_{rm phi}$ = $-$60 km s$^{-1}$, while stars with $r_{rm max}$ $>$ 30 kpc exhibit an even larger retrograde value, $V_{rm phi}$ = $-$150 km s$^{-1}$. This retrograde signal is also confirmed using the sample of stars with radial velocities obtained by $Gaia$ Data Release 2, assuming the St$ddot{a}$ckel potential. In comparison, when using the shallower Galpy potential, a noticeable change in the MDF occurs only at $Z_{rm max}$ = 25 kpc, and a much less extreme retrograde motion is derived. This difference arises because stars with highly retrograde motions in the St$ddot{a}$ckel potential are unbound in the shallower Galpy potential, and stars with lower rotation velocities reach larger $Z_{rm max}$ and $r_{rm max}$. The different kinematic characteristics derived from the two potentials suggest that the nature of the adopted Galactic potential can strongly influence interpretation of the properties of the Galactic halo.
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