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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 863, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aacd0e
关键词
galaxies: dwarf; galaxies: individual (Sagittarius II, Reticulum II, Phoenix II, Tucana II); galaxies: structure
资金
- NSF [AST-1412504, AST-1517649]
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NNX08AR22G]
- National Science Foundation [AST-1238877]
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. National Science Foundation
- Ministry of Science and Education of Spain
- Science and Technology Facilities Council of the United Kingdom
- Higher Education Funding Council for England
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Kavli Institute of Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago
- Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics at the Ohio State University
- Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy at Texas AM University
- Financiadora de Estudos e Projeto
- Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico
- Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia e Inovacao
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Argonne National Laboratory
- University of California at Santa Cruz
- University of Cambridge
- Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas
- Medioambientales y Tecnologicas-Madrid
- University of Chicago
- University College London
- DES-Brazil Consortium
- University of Edinburgh
- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Institut de Ciencies de lEspai (IEEC/CSIC)
- Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen
- Excellence Cluster Universe
- University of Michigan
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory
- University of Nottingham
- Ohio State University
- OzDES Membership Consortium
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Portsmouth
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Stanford University
- University of Sussex
- Texas AM University
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [1821987] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
We present deep Magellan/Megacam stellar photometry of four recently discovered faint Milky Way satellites: Sagittarius II (Sgr II), Reticulum II (Ret II), Phoenix II (Phe II), and Tucana III (Tuc III). Our photometry reaches similar to 2-3 magnitudes deeper than the discovery data, allowing us to revisit the properties of these new objects (e.g., distance, structural properties, luminosity measurements, and signs of tidal disturbance). The satellite color-magnitude diagrams show that they are all old (similar to 13.5 Gyr) and metal poor ([Fe/H] less than or similar to -2.2). Sgr II is particularly interesting, as it sits in an intermediate position between the loci of dwarf galaxies and globular clusters in the size- luminosity plane. The ensemble of its structural parameters is more consistent with a globular cluster classification, indicating that Sgr II is the most extended globular cluster in its luminosity range. The other three satellites land directly on the locus defined by Milky Way ultra-faint dwarf galaxies of similar luminosity. Ret II is the most elongated nearby dwarf galaxy currently known for its luminosity range. Our structural parameters for Phe II and Tuc III suggest that they are both dwarf galaxies. Tuc III is known to be associated with a stellar stream, which is clearly visible in our matched-filter stellar density map. The other satellites do not show any clear evidence of tidal stripping in the form of extensions or distortions. Finally, we also use archival H I data to place limits on the gas content of each object.
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