Magnetic dipole in vacuum near absolute zero

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Will the magnetic dipole of a single atom in vacuum at near zero kelvin still exist?
Consider a single atom (or particle) in a vacuum (without electric, magnetic or gravitational field) at near zero kelvin (i.e., no photons or particles striking it). I am curious if it will still have a magnetic dipole? If there still is (which I believe), had this been shown experimentally?
 
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Why would you think that the atom's magnetic moment will not exist near zero Kelvin? The atom will have the magnetic moment of its ground state. If it has a half-integer total spin, it will most certainly have a magnetic moment.
 
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