- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/658/980
- Title:
- New velocities for 62 globular clusters in M104
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/658/980
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new velocities for 62 globular clusters in M104 (NGC 4594, the Sombrero Galaxy), 56 from 2dF on the AAT and 6 from Hydra on WIYN. Combined with previous data, we have a total sample of 108 M104 globular cluster velocities, extending to 20' radius (~60kpc), along with BVR photometry for each of these. We use this wide-field data set to study the globular cluster kinematics and dark matter content of M104 out to 10' radius (30kpc).
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/592/A66
- Title:
- NGC 2808 AGB and RGB stars Na abundance
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/592/A66
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Galactic globular clusters (GC) are known to have multiple stellar populations and be characterised by similar chemical features, e.g., O-Na anti-correlation. While second-population stars, identified by their Na overabundance, have been found from the main sequence turnoff up to the tip of the red giant branch in various Galactic GCs, asymptotic giant branch stars have rarely been targeted. Here we present the results of our high-resolution spectroscopic study of a sample of AGB and RGB stars in the Galactic globular cluster NGC 2808. We derived accurate Na abundances for 31 AGB and 40 RGB stars in this cluster. Comparable Na abundance dispersions are found for our AGB and RGB samples, and we conclude that NGC 2808 has Na-rich second-population AGB stars, which turn out to be even more numerous - in relative terms - than their Na-poor counterparts (on the AGB) and the Na-rich stars on the RGB.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/607/A135
- Title:
- NGC 104, 6121 & 6809 AGB and RGB stars Na abundance
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/607/A135
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyze high-resolution spectra of a large sample of asymptotic giant branch AGB and red giant branch (RGB) stars in the Galactic GCs NGC 104, NGC 6121, and NGC 6809 obtained with FLAMES/GIRAFFE at ESO/VLT, and determine their Na abundances. This is the first time that the AGB stars in NGC 6809 are targeted. We find that NGC 104 and NG 6809 have comparable AGB and RGB Na abundance distributions, while NGC 6121 shows a lack of very Na-rich AGB stars. Moreover, to investigate the dependence of AGB Na abundance dispersion on GC parameters, we compare the AGB [Na/H] distributions of a total of nine GCs, with five determined by ourselves with homogeneous method and four from literature, covering a wide range of GC parameters. Their Na abundances and multiple populations of AGB stars form complex picture. In some GCs, AGB stars have similar Na abundances and/or second-population fractions as their RGB counterparts, while some GCs do not have Na-rich second-population AGB stars, and various cases exist between the two extremes. In addition, the fitted relations between fractions of the AGB second population and GC global parameters show that the AGB second-population fraction slightly anticorrelates with GC central concentration, while no robust dependency can be confirmed with other GC parameters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/453/106
- Title:
- NGC5617 and Trumpler 22 stars BV mag and RV
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/453/106
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using photometry and high-resolution spectroscopy we investigate for the first time the physical connection between the open clusters NGC 5617 and Trumpler 22. Based on new CCD photometry we report their spatial proximity and common age of ~70Myr. Based on high-resolution spectra collected using the HERMES and UCLES spectrographs on the Anglo-Australian telescope, we present radial velocities and abundances for Fe, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, and Ni. The measured radial velocities are -38.63+/-2.25km/s for NGC 5617 and -38.46+/-2.08km/s for Trumpler 22. The mean metallicity of NGC 5617 was found to be [Fe/H]=-0.18+/-0.02 and for Trumpler 22 was found to be [Fe/H]=-0.17+/-0.04. The two clusters share similar abundances across the other elements, indicative of a common chemical enrichment history of these clusters. Together with common motions and ages we confirm that NGC 5617 and Trumpler 22 are a primordial binary cluster pair in the Milky Way.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/554/A128
- Title:
- NGC 6824 and UGC 11919 data cubes
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/554/A128
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We discuss the results of a mass decomposition of two spiral galaxies, NGC 6824 and UGC 11919. In a previous analysis of the Hyperleda catalog, the galaxies were identified as having a peculiar dynamical mass-to-light ratio. The aim of this study is to confirm or disprove the preliminary findings, indicating a non-standard stellar initial mass function (IMF) for the galaxies. The surface photometry in B,V, and R bands was carried out with the Apache Point 0.5-m telescope and the HI data cubes were obtained with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT). Photometric profiles were decomposed into bulge and exponential disk components.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/122/1486
- Title:
- NGC 2451A proper motions and membership
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/122/1486
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We provide new evidence that NGC 2451A is undoubtedly a young open cluster, although sparsely populated. New cluster membership has been derived from relative proper motions of 5868 stars. In total, 136 stars down to V~15 5 have membership probability P{mu}>=2%. New CCD BV photometry indicates that about 70 stars are indeed main-sequence stars of NGC 2451A. This is also supported by our measurements of radial velocities. A total of 34 very likely cluster members yield a mean heliocentric radial velocity for NGC 2451A equal to +22.9km/s. The high quality of our BV photometry, a confirmation of cluster membership from proper motions and radial velocities, and a recently obtained metallicity estimate for several cluster stars allow us to perform a precise isochrone fit. The Yale isochrones, updated by the latest available input physics, have been fitted to the cluster's color-magnitude diagram, yielding a distance modulus V_0_-M_V_ in the range 6.35 to 6.38, which is in excellent agreement with the distance modulus (m-M)_0_=6.38 derived from the Hipparcos data recently by van Leeuwen and Robichon et al. (1998, Cat. <J/A+AS/130/157>). We have used the high-resolution spectra acquired using the Hydra multiobject spectrograph at the WIYN telescope (Kitt Peak, Arizona) in 1997 November and 1998 October.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/438/3507
- Title:
- NGC 5824 calcium triplet equivalent widths
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/438/3507
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a detailed study of the strengths of the calcium triplet absorption lines in the spectra of a large sample of red giant members of the luminous outer Galactic halo globular cluster NGC 5824. The spectra were obtained with the FORS2 and GMOS-S multi-object spectrographs at the VLT and the Gemini-S telescope, respectively. By comparing the line strengths of the NGC 5824 stars with those for red giants in clusters with well-established abundances, we conclude that there is an intrinsic abundance dispersion in NGC 5824 characterized by an inter-quartile range in [Fe/H] of 0.10dex and a total range of ~0.3dex. As for {omega} Cen and M22, the abundance distribution shows a steep rise on the metal-poor side and a shallower decline on the metal-rich side. There is also some indication that the distribution is not unimodal with perhaps three distinct abundance groupings present. NGC 5824 has a further unusual characteristic: the outer surface density profile shows no signs of a tidal cutoff. Instead, the profile has a power-law distribution with cluster stars detected to a radius exceeding 400pc. We postulate that NGC 5824 may be the remnant nuclear star cluster of a now disrupted dwarf galaxy accreted during the formation of the Galaxy's halo. We further speculate that the presence of an intrinsic [Fe/H] spread is the characteristic that distinguishes former nuclear star clusters from other globular clusters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/542/A129
- Title:
- NGC 2808 central kinematics
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/542/A129
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from ground based VLT/FLAMES spectroscopy in combination with HST data for the globular cluster NGC 2808. The aim of this work is to probe whether this massive cluster hosts an intermediate-mass black hole at its center and to compare the results with the expected value predicted by the M_BH_-{sigma} scaling relation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/625/A76
- Title:
- NGC1052-DF2 VLT/MUSE datacubes
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/625/A76
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The so-called ultra-diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2 was announced to be a galaxy lacking dark matter based on a spectroscopic study of its constituent globular clusters. Here we present the first spectroscopic analysis of the stellar body of this galaxy using the MUSE integral-field spectrograph at the (ESO) Very Large Telescope. The MUSE datacube simultaneously provides DF2's stellar velocity field and systemic velocities for seven globular clusters (GCs). We further discovered three planetary nebulae (PNe) that are likely part of this galaxy. While five of the clusters had velocities measured in the literature, we were able to confirm the membership of two more candidates through precise radial velocity measurements, which increases the measured specific frequency of GCs in DF2. The mean velocity of the diffuse stellar body, 1792.9^-1.8^_+1.4_km/s, is consistent with the mean globular cluster velocity.We detect a weak but significant velocity gradient within the stellar body, with a kinematic axis close to the photometric major axis, making it a prolate-like rotator. We estimate a velocity dispersion from the clusters and PNe of {sigma}_int_= 10.6^+3.9^_-2.3_km/s. The velocity dispersion DF2?(Re) for the stellar body within one effective radius is 10.8^-4.0^_+3.2_km/s. Considering various sources of systemic uncertainties, this central value varies between 5 and 13km/s, and we conservatively report a 95% confidence upper limit to the dispersion within one Re of 21km/s. We provide updated mass estimates based on these dispersions corresponding to the different distances to NGC 1052-DF2 that have been reported in the recent literature.
740. NGC 6819 3D members
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/RAA/15.2193
- Title:
- NGC 6819 3D members
- Short Name:
- J/other/RAA/15.2
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In order to obtain clean members of the open cluster NGC 6819, the proper motions and radial velocities of 1691 stars are used to construct a three-dimensional (3D) velocity space. Based on the DBSCAN clustering algorithm, 537 3D cluster members are obtained. From the 537 3D cluster members, the average radial velocity and absolute proper motion of the cluster are Vr=+2.30+/-0.04km/s and (PMRA, PMDE)=(-2.5+/-0.5, -4.3+/-0.5)mas/yr, respectively. The proper motions, radial velocities, spatial positions and color-magnitude diagram of the 537 3D members indicate that our membership determination is effective. Among the 537 3D cluster members, 15 red clump giants can be easily identified by eye and are used as reliable standard candles for the distance estimate of the cluster. The distance modulus of the cluster is determined to be (m-M)0=11.86+/-0.05mag (2355+/-54pc), which is quite consistent with published values. The uncertainty of our distance modulus is dominated by the intrinsic dispersion in the luminosities of red clump giants (~0.04mag).
