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新Local Group星系VV 124的研究

Investigation of the New Local Group Galaxy VV 124

N. A. Tikhonov, S. N. Fabrika, O. N. Sholukhova, A. I. Kopylov

摘要:

我们提出了我们的恒星光度学和光谱学的新的本星系群VV 124(UGC 4879)与6米BTA望远镜获得的结果。银河系中几颗明亮的超巨星的存在表明目前的恒星形成过程很弱。VV 124中不同年龄恒星的表观分布与不规则星系中类似的恒星分布没有区别,但年轻恒星和年老恒星的数量之比表明VV 124属于罕见的Irr/Sph型星系。年老的恒星(红巨星)形成了最大的扩展结构,一个厚的圆盘,恒星数量密度以指数级下降到边缘。毫无疑问,图像中无法分辨的年轻人口对银河系中央区域的背景辐射做出了巨大贡献。年轻恒星的存在也证实了[O III]发射线在光谱中可见,属于广泛的弥漫星系区域。几个组成部分(两颗明亮的超巨星、无法分辨的恒星星族和弥散气体)的平均径向速度为v_h = -70+/-15 km/s,VV 124落入本星系群的速度为v_LG = -12+/-15 km/s。我们确认了Kopylov等人(2008)发现的到星系的距离D = 1.1+/-0.1 Mpc和红巨星的金属丰度([Fe/H] = -1.37)。VV 124位于本星系群的外围,与M31和我们的星系的距离大致相同,与其他星系隔离。离它最近的LeoA星系距离它有0.5Mpc。

英文摘要:

We present the results of our stellar photometry and spectroscopy for the new Local Group galaxy VV 124 (UGC 4879) obtained with the 6-m BTA telescope. The presence of a few bright supergiants in the galaxy indicates that the current star formation process is weak. The apparent distribution of stars with different ages in VV 124 does not differ from the analogous distributions of stars in irregular galaxies, but the ratio of the numbers of young and old stars indicates that VV 124 belongs to the rare Irr/Sph type of galaxies. The old stars (red giants) form the most extended structure, a thick disk with an exponential decrease in the star number density to the edge. Definitely, the young population unresolvable in images makes a great contribution to the background emission from the central galactic regions. The presence of young stars is also confirmed by the [O III] emission line visible in the spectra that belongs to extensive diffuse galactic regions. The mean radial velocity of several components (two bright supergiants, the unresolvable stellar population, and the diffuse gas) is v_h = -70+/-15 km/s and the velocity with which VV 124 falls into the Local Group is v_LG = -12+/-15 km/s. We confirm the distance to the galaxy D = 1.1+/-0.1 Mpc and the metallicity of red giants ([Fe/H] = -1.37) found by Kopylov et al. (2008).VV 124 is located on the periphery of the Local Group approximately at the same distance from M 31 and our Galaxy and is isolated from other galaxies. The galaxy LeoA nearest to it is 0.5 Mpc away.

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