DEEP IMAGING OF ERIDANUS II AND ITS LONE STAR CLUSTER
DEEP IMAGING OF ERIDANUS II AND ITS LONE STAR CLUSTER
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波江座 II 及其孤星团的深度成像
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发表时间:
2016
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Md
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D. Crnojević;D. Sand;D. Zaritsky;K. Spekkens;B. Willman;J. R. D. O. Physics;Texas Tech University;Lubbock;Tx;Usa;S. Observatory;U. Arizona;Tucson;Az;Royal Military College of Canada;D. O. Physics;Kingston;On;Canada;Lsst;H. College;D. O. Physics;Astronomy;Haverford;Pa;S. S. Institute;Baltimore;Md
We present deep imaging of the most distant dwarf discovered by the Dark Energy Survey, Eridanus II (Eri II). Our Magellan/Megacam stellar photometry reaches ∼3 mag deeper than previous work and allows us to confirm the presence of a stellar cluster whose position is consistent with Eri II’s center. This makes Eri II, at M V = − 7.1 , the least luminous galaxy known to host a (possibly central) cluster. The cluster is partially resolved, and at M V = − 3.5 it accounts for ∼4% of Eri II’s luminosity. We derive updated structural parameters for Eri II, which has a half-light radius of ∼280 pc and is elongated (ϵ ∼ 0.48) at a measured distance of D ∼ 370 kpc. The color–magnitude diagram displays a blue, extended horizontal branch, as well as a less populated red horizontal branch. A central concentration of stars brighter than the old main-sequence turnoff hints at a possible intermediate-age (∼3 Gyr) population; alternatively, these sources could be blue straggler stars. A deep Green Bank Telescope observation of Eri II reveals no associated atomic gas.
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4.8
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V. Belokurov;M. Irwin;Sergey E. Koposov;N. Evans;E. González-Solares;N. Metcalfe;T. Shanks
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V. Belokurov;M. Irwin;Sergey E. Koposov;N. Evans;E. González-Solares;N. Metcalfe;T. Shanks
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10.1086/590336
发表时间:
2008-05
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The Astrophysical Journal
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N. Martin;J. D. de Jong;H. Rix
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N. Martin;J. D. de Jong;H. Rix