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仙女座XVII:M31的一颗新的低光度卫星

Andromeda XVII: A New Low Luminosity Satellite of M31

Mike Irwin, Annette Ferguson, Avon Huxor, Nial Tanvir, Rodrigo Ibata, Geraint Lewis

摘要:

本文报道了利用INT/WFC成像技术在M31附近发现的一个新的矮球状星系。仙女座XVII(和XVII)位于距离M31约44 kpc的投影半径处,使用红巨星分支的尖端测量的视线距离为794+/-40 kpc,因此位于M31的晕内。红巨星分支的颜色暗示金属丰度为[Fe/H]~-1.9,绝对星等为M_v~-8.5。三个球状星团位于And XVII的主体附近,暗示着一种可能的关联;如果其中任何一个被证实,这将使And XVII在昏暗的dSph种群中变得异常罕见。And XVII在天空中的投影位置加强了M31卫星系统中明显的有趣对齐,尽管需要注意的是,目前调查的区域深度很大。

英文摘要:

We report the discovery of a new dwarf spheroidal galaxy near M31 based on INT/WFC imaging. The system, Andromeda XVII (And XVII), is located at a projected radius of ~44 kpc from M31 and has a line-of-sight distance of 794+/-40 kpc measured using the tip of the red giant branch, and therefore lies well within the halo of M31. The colour of the red giant branch implies a metallicity of [Fe/H]~-1.9 and we find an absolute magnitude of M_v~ -8.5. Three globular clusters lie near the main body of And XVII, suggesting a possible association; if any of these are confirmed, it would make And XVII exceptionally unusual amongst the faint dSph population. The projected position on the sky of And XVII strengthens an intriguing alignment apparent in the satellite system of M31, although with a caveat about biases stemming from the current area surveyed to significant depth.

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