- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/414/454
- Title:
- NGC 3379 planetary nebulae radial velocities
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/414/454
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of a radial velocity survey of planetary nebulae (PNs) in the normal elliptical galaxy NGC 3379 performed with the Kitt Peak 4m telescope and the NESSIE multifiber spectrograph. In two half-nights, we measured 29 PNs with projected galactocentric distances between 0.4 and 3.8 effective radii (1<R<10kpc) with an observational uncertainty of ~7km/s. These data extend 3 times further into the halo than any previous absorption-line velocity study. The velocity dispersion and photometric profile of the galaxy agrees extremely well with that expected from a constant mass-to-light ratio, isotropic orbit Jaffe model with M/L_B_~7; the best-fitting anisotropic models from a quadratic programming algorithm also give M/L_B_~7. The data are consistent with models that contain no dark matter within 3.5 effective radii of the galaxy's nucleus.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/539/A11
- Title:
- NGC 1316/1317 planetary nebula kinematics
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/539/A11
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present positions and velocities for 796 planetary nebulae (PNe) in the Fornax Brightest Cluster Galaxy NGC 1316 (Fornax A). The planetary nebulae and existing kinematics are used to explore the rotation of this merger remnant and constrain dynamical models. Using FORS2 on the VLT, the PN velocities were measured using a counter-dispersed slitless-spectroscopy technique that produced the largest-to-date sample outside of the Local Group. Spherical, non-rotating, constant-anisotropy Jeans models were con- strained by observations of the planetary nebulae and existing integrated light spectra.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/614/A147
- Title:
- NGC 2070 point sources radial velocities
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/614/A147
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We introduce VLT-MUSE observations of the central 2'x2' (30x30pc) of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The observations provide an unprecedented spectroscopic census of the massive stars and ionised gas in the vicinity of R136, the young, dense star cluster located in NGC 2070, at the heart of the richest star-forming region in the Local Group. Spectrophotometry and radial-velocity estimates of the nebular gas (superimposed on the stellar spectra) are provided for 2255 point sources extracted from the MUSE datacubes, and we present estimates of stellar radial velocities for 270 early-type stars (finding an average systemic velocity of 271+/-41km/s). We present an extinction map constructed from the nebular Balmer lines, with electron densities and temperatures estimated from intensity ratios of the [SII], [NII], and [SIII] lines. The interstellar medium, as traced by H{alpha} and [NII] {lambda}6583, provides new insights in regions where stars are probably forming. The gas kinematics are complex, but with a clear bi-modal, blue- and red-shifted distribution compared to the systemic velocity of the gas centred on R136. Interesting point-like sources are also seen in the eastern cavity, western shell, and around R136; these might be related to phenomena such as runaway stars, jets, formation of new stars, or the interaction of the gas with the population of Wolf-Rayet stars. Closer inspection of the core reveals red-shifted material surrounding the strongest X-ray sources, although we are unable to investigate the kinematics in detail as the stars are spatially unresolved in the MUSE data. Further papers in this series will discuss the detailed stellar content of NGC 2070 and its integrated stellar and nebular properties.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/446/3130
- Title:
- NGC5694 radial velocities and metallicities
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/446/3130
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a study of the kinematics of the remote globular cluster NGC 5694 based on GIRAFFE@VLT medium-resolution spectra. A sample of 165 individual stars selected to lie on the red giant branch in the cluster colour-magnitude diagram was considered. Using radial velocity and metallicity from Calcium triplet, we were able to select 83 bona fide cluster members. The addition of six previously known members leads to a total sample of 89 cluster giants with typical uncertainties <=1.0km/s in their radial velocity estimates. The sample covers a wide range of projected distances from the cluster centre, from ~0.2arcmin to 6.5arcmin =~23 half-light radii (r_h_). We find only very weak rotation, as typical of metal-poor globular clusters. The velocity dispersion gently declines from a central value of {sigma}=6.1km/s to {sigma}=~2.5km/s at ~2arcmin=~7.1r_h_, then it remains flat out to the next (and last) measured point of the dispersion profile, at ~4arcmin =~14.0r_h_, at odds with the predictions of isotropic King models. We show that both isotropic single-mass non-collisional models and multimass anisotropic models can reproduce the observed surface brightness and velocity dispersion profiles.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/597/A85
- Title:
- NGC3627S and NGC3627N CO(1-0) data cubes
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/597/A85
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- To gain insight into the expected gas dynamics at the interface of the Galactic bar and spiral arms in our own MilkyWay galaxy, we examine as an extragalactic counterpart the evidence for multiple distinct velocity components in the cold, dense molecular gas populating a comparable region at the end of the bar in the nearby galaxy NGC 3627. We assemble a high resolution view of molecular gas kinematics traced by CO(2-1) emission and extract line-of-sight velocity profiles from regions of high and low gas velocity dispersion. The high velocity dispersions arise with often double-peaked or multiple line-profiles. We compare the centroids of the different velocity components to expectations based on orbital dynamics in the presence of bar and spiral potential perturbations. A model of the region as the interface of two gas-populated orbits families supporting the bar and the independently rotating spiral arms provides an overall good match to the data. An extent of the bar to the corotation radius of the galaxy is favored. Using NGC 3627 as an extragalactic example, we expect situations like this to favor strong star formation events such as observed in our own Milky Way since gas can pile up at the crossings between the orbit families. The relative motions of the material following these orbits is likely even more important for the build up of high density in the region. The surface densities in NGC 3627 are also so high that shear at the bar end is unlikely to significantly weaken the star formation activity. We speculate that scenarios in which the bar and spiral rotate at two different pattern speeds may be the most favorable for intense star formation at such interfaces.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/652/A70
- Title:
- NGC 330 seen by MUSE. II.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/652/A70
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Observations of massive stars in open clusters younger than 8 Myr have shown that a majority of them are in binary systems, most of which will interact during their life. While these can be used as a proxy of the initial multiplicity properties, studying populations of massive stars older than ~20Myr allows us to probe the outcome of such interactions after a significant number of systems have experienced mass and angular momentum transfer and possibly even merged. Using multi-epoch integral-field spectroscopy, we aim to investigate the multiplicity properties of the massive-star population in the dense core of the ~40Myr-old cluster NGC 330 in the Small Magellanic Cloud in order to search for possible imprints of stellar evolution on the multiplicity properties. We obtained six epochs of VLT/MUSE observations operated in wide-field mode with the extended wavelength setup and supported by adaptive optics.We extract spectra and measure radial velocities for stars brighter than m_F814W_=19. We identify single-lined spectroscopic binaries through significant RV variability with a peak-to-peak amplitude larger than 20km/s. We also identify double-lined spectroscopic binaries, and quantify the observational biases for binary detection. In particular, we take into account that binary systems with similar line strength are difficult to detect in our data set. The observed spectroscopic binary fraction among the stars brighter than m_F814W_=19 (~5.5M_{sun}_ on the main sequence) is f^obs^_SB_=13.2+/-2:0%. Considering period and mass ratio ranges from log(P)=0.15-3.5 (about 1.4 to 3160d), and q=0.1-1.0, and a representative set of orbital parameter distributions, we find a bias-corrected close binary fraction of f_cl_=34^+8^_-7_%. This fraction seems to decline for the fainter stars, which indicates either that the close binary fraction drops in the B-type domain, or that the period distribution becomes more heavily weighted towards longer orbital periods.We further find that both fractions vary strongly in different regions of the color-magnitude diagram that corresponds to different evolutionary stages. This probably reveals the imprint of the binary history of different groups of stars. In particular, we find that the observed spectroscopic binary fraction of Be stars (f^obs^_SB_=2+/-2%) is significantly lower than the one of B-type stars (f^obs^_SB_=9+/-2%). In this work we provide the first homogeneous RV study of a large sample of B-type stars at a low metallicity ([Fe/H]<~-1.0). The overall bias-corrected close binary fraction (log(P)<3.5d) of the B-star population in NGC 330 is lower than the one reported for younger Galactic and LMC clusters in previous works. More data are, however, needed to establish whether the observed differences result from an age or a metallicity effect.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/477/1993
- Title:
- NGC 1893 stars LSR velocities
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/477/1993
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- OB associations are the prevailing star-forming sites in the Galaxy. Up to now, the process of how OB associations were formed remained a mystery. A possible process is self-regulating star formation driven by feedback from massive stars. However, although a number of observational studies uncovered various signposts of feedback-driven star formation, the effectiveness of such feedback has been questioned. Stellar and gas kinematics is a promising tool to capture the relative motion of newborn stars and gas away from ionizing sources. We present high-resolution spectroscopy of stars and gas in the young open cluster NGC 1893. Our findings show that newborn stars and the tadpole nebula Sim 130 are moving away from the central cluster containing two O-type stars, and that the time-scale of sequential star formation is about 1Myr within a 9pc distance. The newborn stars formed by feedback from massive stars account for at least 18 per cent of the total stellar population in the cluster, suggesting that this process can play an important role in the formation of OB associations. These results support the self-regulating star formation model.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/138/159
- Title:
- NGC 6819 stellar radial-velocity and photometry
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/138/159
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the current results from our ongoing radial-velocity (RV) survey of the intermediate-age (2.4Gyr) open cluster NGC 6819. Using both newly observed and other available photometry and astrometry, we define a primary target sample of 1454 stars that includes main-sequence, subgiant, giant, and blue straggler stars, spanning a magnitude range of 11<=V<=16.5 and an approximate mass range of 1.1-1.6M_{sun}_. Our sample covers a 23 arcminute (13pc) square field of view centered on the cluster. We have measured 6571 radial velocities for an unbiased sample of 1207 stars in the direction of the open cluster NGC 6819, with a single-measurement precision of 0.4km/s for most narrow-lined stars. We use our RV data to calculate membership probabilities for stars with >=3 measurements, providing the first comprehensive membership study of the cluster core that includes stars from the giant branch through the upper main sequence. We identify 480 cluster members. Additionally, we identify velocity-variable systems, all of which are likely hard binaries that dynamically power the cluster.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/V/103
- Title:
- NGP G5-M stars RV, DDO and BV photometry
- Short Name:
- V/103
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Radial velocities are given for some 900 stars within 15{deg} of the North Galactic Pole, including almost all such stars classified G5 or latter in the Henry-Draper Catalogue (Cat. <III/135>). Luminosities, two-dimensional spectral classes, composition indices, and distances are derived for the majority of the sample through DDO and BV photometry. The radial velocities come from several instruments (see the "Note(2)" section below) ; the BV and DDO photometries were obtained at Mount Laguna Observatory, with the San Diego State University 24-inch Schmidt reflector.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/802/30
- Title:
- NGVS VI. Ultra-compact dwarfs in M87
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/802/30
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The origin of ultra-compact dwarfs (UCDs; r_h_>~10pc) --objects larger and more massive than typical globular clusters (GCs), but more compact than typical dwarf galaxies-- has been hotly debated in the 15yrs since their discovery. Even whether UCDs should be considered galactic in origin, or simply the most extreme star clusters, is not yet settled. We present the dynamical properties of 97 spectroscopically confirmed UCDs and 911 GCs associated with the central cD galaxy of the Virgo cluster, M87. Our UCDs, of which 89% have M_*_>~2x10^6^M_{sun}_ and 92% are as blue as the classic blue GCs, nearly triple the confirmed sample of Virgo UCDs, providing by far the best opportunity for studying global dynamics of a UCD system. We found that (1) UCDs have a surface number density profile that is shallower than that of blue GCs in the inner ~70kpc and as steep as that of red GCs at larger radii; (2) UCDs exhibit a significantly stronger rotation than GCs, and blue GCs seem to have a velocity field that is more consistent with that of the surrounding dwarf ellipticals than with that of UCDs; (3) UCDs have an orbital anisotropy profile that is tangentially biased at radii <~40kpc and radially biased farther out, whereas blue GCs become more tangentially biased at larger radii beyond ~40kpc; (4) GCs with M_*_>~2x10^6^M_{sun}_ have rotational properties indistinguishable from the less massive ones, suggesting that it is the size, instead of mass, that differentiates UCDs from GCs as kinematically distinct populations. We conclude that most UCDs in M87 are not consistent with being merely the most luminous and extended examples of otherwise normal GCs. The radially biased orbital structure of UCDs at large radii is in general agreement with the "tidally threshed dwarf galaxy" scenario.
