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贫金属六分仪矮椭球星系中Mira变星的发现

Discovery of Mira variable stars in the metal-poor Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy

T. Sakamoto, N. Matsunaga, T. Hasegawa, Y. Nakada

摘要:

我们报告了在六分仪座矮椭球星系中发现的两颗Mira变星。我们对六分仪dSph中的两颗红色恒星进行了光学长期监测观测。这两颗恒星在$I_{\rm c}$波段的光变曲线显示出大振幅(3.7和0.9等)和长周期($326\pm 15$和$122\pm 5$天)的变化,表明它们是Miras。我们结合我们自己的红外数据与以前公布的数据来估计平均红外星等。从Miras的周期光度关系得到的距离(分别为$75.3^{+12.8}_{-10.9}$和$79.8^{+11.5}_{-9.9}$ kpc),连同可获得的径向速度,支持六分仪dSph($90.0\pm 10.0$ kpc)的成员资格。这是第一个在金属丰度低至${\rm [Fe/H]\sim -1.9}$的恒星系统中发现的米拉星,比任何其他已知的米拉星系统都要低。

英文摘要:

We report the discovery of two Mira variable stars (Miras) toward the Sextans dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy. We performed optical long-term monitoring observations for two red stars in the Sextans dSph. The light curves of both stars in the $I_{\rm c}$ band show large-amplitude (3.7 and 0.9 mag) and long-period ($326\pm 15$ and $122\pm 5$ days) variations, suggesting that they are Miras. We combine our own infrared data with previously published data to estimate the mean infrared magnitudes. The distances obtained from the period-luminosity relation of the Miras ($75.3^{+12.8}_{-10.9}$ and $79.8^{+11.5}_{-9.9}$ kpc, respectively), together with the radial velocities available, support memberships of the Sextans dSph ($90.0\pm 10.0$ kpc). These are the first Miras found in a stellar system with a metallicity as low as ${\rm [Fe/H]\sim -1.9}$, than any other known system with Miras.

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