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半人马座A晕中一对近距离暗矮星系的发现

Discovery of a close pair of faint dwarf galaxies in the halo of Centaurus A

D. Crnojević, D. J. Sand, N. Caldwell, P. Guhathakurta, B. McLeod, A. Seth, J. Simon, J. Strader, E. Toloba

摘要:

作为半人马座和玉夫座全景成像巡天(PISCeS)的一部分,我们报告了一对微弱的矮星系(CenA-MM-Dw 1和CenA-MM-Dw 2)的发现,它们距离附近的椭圆星系NGC 5128(CenA)的投影距离为$\sim$ 90 kpc。我们测量了红巨星分支到每个矮星的尖端距离,发现CenA-MM-DW 1的$D=3.63 \pm 0.41$ Mpc和CenA-MM-DW 2的$D=3.60 \pm 0.41$ Mpc,两者都与NGC 5128的距离一致。色星等图的定性分析表明,恒星群由一个古老的、贫金属的红巨星分支组成($\gtrsim 12$ Gyr,[Fe/H] $\sim-1.7$到-1.9)。此外,CenA-MM-Dw 1似乎拥有一个中等年龄的人口,正如其候选的渐近巨星分支星所示。导出的光度(CenA-MM-Dw 1的$M_V=-10.9\pm0.3$和CenA-MM-Dw 2的$-8.4\pm0.6$)和半光半径(CenA-MM-Dw 1的$r_{h}=1.4\pm0.04$ kpc和CenA-MM-Dw 2的$0.36\pm0.08$ kpc)与本群矮星的一致。CenA-MM-DW 1的中心表面亮度较低($μ_{V,0}=27.3\pm0.1$ mag/arcsec $^2$),使其成为最暗和最长的M31卫星之一。最有趣的是,CenA-MM-Dw 1和CenA-MM-Dw 2的投影距离只有3弧分($\sim3$ kpc):我们可能正在观测外部星系群中卫星的第一颗微弱卫星。

英文摘要:

As part of the Panoramic Imaging Survey of Centaurus and Sculptor (PISCeS) we report the discovery of a pair of faint dwarf galaxies (CenA-MM-Dw1 and CenA-MM-Dw2) at a projected distance of $\sim$90 kpc from the nearby elliptical galaxy NGC5128 (CenA). We measure a tip of the red giant branch distance to each dwarf, finding $D=3.63 \pm 0.41$ Mpc for CenA-MM-Dw1 and $D=3.60 \pm 0.41$ Mpc for CenA-MM-Dw2, both of which are consistent with the distance to NGC5128. A qualitative analysis of the color magnitude diagrams indicates stellar populations consisting of an old, metal-poor red giant branch ($\gtrsim 12$ Gyr, [Fe/H]$\sim-1.7$ to -1.9). In addition, CenA-MM-Dw1 seems to host an intermediate-age population as indicated by its candidate asymptotic giant branch stars. The derived luminosities ($M_V=-10.9\pm0.3$ for CenA-MM-Dw1 and $-8.4\pm0.6$ for CenA-MM-Dw2) and half-light radii ($r_{h}=1.4\pm0.04$ kpc for CenA-MM-Dw1 and $0.36\pm0.08$ kpc for CenA-MM-Dw2) are consistent with those of Local Group dwarfs. CenA-MM-Dw1's low central surface brightness ($μ_{V,0}=27.3\pm0.1$ mag/arcsec$^2$) places it among the faintest and most extended M31 satellites. Most intriguingly, CenA-MM-Dw1 and CenA-MM-Dw2 have a projected separation of only 3 arcmin ($\sim3$ kpc): we are possibly observing the first, faint satellite of a satellite in an external group of galaxies.

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