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NGC第5128章:最后一击

NGC 5128: The Giant Beneath

Gretchen L. H. Harris

摘要:

我回顾了我们对NGC 5128的旧恒星星族的了解,NGC 5128是唯一一个足够近的大E星系,我们目前可以观察到像水平分支一样微弱的单个恒星。虽然它的星系类型仍然是一个争论的问题,但距离的不确定性现在已经基本解决;比较五个恒星距离指标得出d=3.8 +- 0.1 Mpc。这个曾经令人困惑地看不见的球状星团系统,现在已知主要是古老的,有大量的富含金属的成分。星系团的总星族数和光度函数均符合正态分布,其基本面关系与银河系和M31的基本面关系相同。最后,晕圈至少有~7 r_{eff},主要是富含金属的恒星,这些恒星也主要是老恒星,其年龄和金属丰度与大多数球状星团相似。

英文摘要:

I review what we have learned about the old stellar population of NGC 5128, the only large E galaxy close enough that we can currently observe individual stars as faint as the horizontal branch. Although its galaxy type is still a matter of debate for some, the uncertainties over distance are now largely resolved; comparison of five stellar distance indicators gives d=3.8 +- 0.1 Mpc. The globular cluster system, which was once perplexingly invisible, is now known to be predominantly old with a substantial metal-rich component. The GCS total population and luminosity function are normal and the clusters follow the same fundamental plane relation as those in the Milky Way and M31. Finally, the halo out to at least ~7r_{eff} is dominated by metal-rich stars which are also predominantly old, with age and metallicity tantalizingly similar to the majority of globular clusters.

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