- 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.
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- 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.
1044. 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).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/601/A56
- Title:
- NGC 6802 dwarf cluster members and non-members
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/601/A56
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Milky Way open clusters are very diverse in terms of age, chemical composition, and kinematic properties. Intermediate-age and old open clusters are less common, and it is even harder to find them inside the solar Galactocentric radius, due to the high mortality rate and strong extinction inside this region. NGC 6802 is one of the inner disk open clusters (IOCs) observed by the $Gaia$-ESO survey (GES). This cluster is an important target for calibrating the abundances derived in the survey due to the kinematic and chemical homogeneity of the cluster members in open clusters. Using the measurements from $Gaia$-ESO internal data release 4 (iDR4), we identify 95 dwarf main-sequence stars as cluster members from the GIRAFFE target list, and 8 red giants as cluster members from the UVES target list. The dwarf cluster members have a median radial velocity of 13.6+/-1.9km/s, while the giant cluster members have a median radial velocity of 12.0+/-0.9km/s and a median [Fe/H] of 0.10+/-0.02dex. The color-magnitude diagram of these cluster members suggests an age of $0.9+/-0.1Gyr, with (m-M)_0_=11.4 and E(B-V)=0.86. We perform the first chemical abundance analysis of NGC 6802, including 27 element species. To gain a more general picture about IOCs, the measurements of NGC6802 are compared with those of other IOCs previously studied by GES, i.e., NGC 4815, Trumpler 20, NGC 6705, and Berkeley 81. NGC 6802 shows similar C, N, Na, and Al abundances as other IOCs. The abundance versus cluster turn-off mass for these elements in the five GES IOCs cannot firmly exclude any one of the competing nucleosynthetic models, including: standard models; models with rotation induced mixing and/or thermohaline mixing. The five GES IOCs, particularly NGC 6802, seem to have higher s-process element abundances than that of the inner disk field stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/859/75
- Title:
- NGC 5824 giant star members from VLT obs.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/859/75
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- NGC 5824 is a massive Galactic globular cluster suspected to have an intrinsic spread in its iron content, according to the strength of the calcium triplet lines. We present chemical abundances of 117 cluster giant stars using high-resolution spectra acquired with the multi-object spectrograph FLAMES. The metallicity distribution of 87 red giant branch stars is peaked at [Fe/H]=-2.11+/-0.01dex, while that derived from 30 asymptotic giant branch stars is peaked at [Fe/H]=-2.20+/-0.01dex. Both the distributions are compatible with a null spread, indicating that this cluster did not retain the ejecta of supernovae. The small iron abundance offset between the two groups of stars is similar to the abundances already observed among red and asymptotic giant branch stars in other clusters. The lack of intrinsic iron spread rules out the possibility that NGC 5824 is the remnant of a disrupted dwarf galaxy, as previously suggested. We also find evidence of the chemical anomalies usually observed in globular clusters, namely the Na-O and the Mg-Al anticorrelations. In particular, NGC 5824 exhibits a huge range of [Mg/Fe] abundance, observed in only a few metal-poor and/or massive clusters. We conclude that NGC 5824 is a normal globular cluster, without spread in [Fe/H] but with an unusually large spread in [Mg/Fe], possibly due to an efficient self-enrichment driven by massive asymptotic giant branch stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/773/L36
- Title:
- NGC 5128 globular cluster abundances
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/773/L36
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present [Fe/H], ages, and Ca abundances for an initial sample of 10 globular clusters in NGC 5128 obtained from high-resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio echelle spectra of their integrated light. All abundances and ages are obtained using our original technique for high-resolution integrated light abundance analysis of globular clusters. The clusters have a range in [Fe/H] between -1.6 and -0.2. In this sample, the average [Ca/Fe] for clusters with [Fe/H]<-0.4 is +0.37+/-0.07, while the average [Ca/Fe] in our Milky Way (MW) and M31 GC samples is +0.29+/-0.09 and +0.24+/-0.10, respectively. This may imply a more rapid chemical enrichment history for NGC 5128 than for either the MW or M31. This sample provides the first quantitative picture of the chemical history of NGC 5128 that is directly comparable to what is available for the MW. Data presented here were obtained with the MIKE echelle spectrograph on the Magellan Clay Telescope.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/452/2208
- Title:
- NGC 4473 globular clusters
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/452/2208
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- NGC 4473 is a so-called double sigma (2{sigma}) galaxy, i.e. a galaxy with rare, double peaks in its 2D stellar velocity dispersion. Here, we present the globular cluster (GC) kinematics in NGC 4473 out to ~10R_e_ (effective radii) using data from combined Hubble Space Telescope/Advanced Camera for Surveys and Subaru/Suprime-Cam imaging and Keck/Deep Imaging Multi-Object Spectrograph. We find that the 2{sigma} nature of NGC 4473 persists up to 3R_e_, though it becomes misaligned to the photometric major axis. We also observe a significant offset between the stellar and GC rotation amplitudes. This offset can be understood as a co-addition of counter-rotating stars producing little net stellar rotation. We identify a sharp radial transition in the GC kinematics at ~4R_e_ suggesting a well defined kinematically distinct halo. In the inner region (<4R_e_), the blue GCs rotate along the photometric major axis, but in an opposite direction to the galaxy stars and red GCs. In the outer region (>4R_e_), the red GCs rotate in an opposite direction compared to the inner region red GCs, along the photometric major axis, while the blue GCs rotate along an axis intermediate between the major and minor photometric axes. We also find a kinematically distinct population of very red GCs in the inner region with elevated rotation amplitude and velocity dispersion. The multiple kinematic components in NGC 4473 highlight the complex formation and evolutionary history of this 2{sigma} galaxy, as well as a distinct transition between the inner and outer components.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/421/1485
- Title:
- NGC 3923 globular clusters
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/421/1485
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper presents further results from our spectroscopic study of the globular cluster (GC) system of the group elliptical NGC 3923. From observations made with the GMOS instrument on the Gemini South Telescope, an additional 50 GC and ultra-compact dwarf (UCD) candidates have been spectroscopically confirmed as members of the NGC 3923 system. When the recessional velocities of these GCs are combined with the 29 GC velocities reported previously, a total sample of 79 GC/UCD velocities is produced. This sample extends to over 6-arcmin (>6Re~30kpc) from the centre of NGC 3923 and is used to study the dynamics of the GC system and the dark matter content of NGC 3923.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/134/494
- Title:
- NGC 5128 globular clusters UBVRICMT1 phot. & RV
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/134/494
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A new kinematic and dynamic study of the halo of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 is presented. From a spectroscopically confirmed sample of 340 globular clusters and 780 planetary nebulae, the rotation amplitude, rotation axis, velocity dispersion, and total dynamical mass are determined for the halo of NGC 5128.
