Kinematics of outer halo globular clusters: M 75 and NGC 6426

被引:4
作者
Koch, Andreas [1 ]
Hanke, Michael [1 ]
Kacharov, Nikolay [2 ]
机构
[1] Heidelberg Univ, Zentrum Astron, Astron Rechen Inst, Monchhofstr 12, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Max Planck Inst Astron, Konigstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
来源
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | 2018年 / 616卷
关键词
globular clusters: individual: M 75; globular clusters: individual: NGC 6426; Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxy: structure; Galaxy: halo; DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXY; MULTIPLE STELLAR POPULATIONS; TRIMODAL HORIZONTAL-BRANCH; CA II TRIPLET; MILKY-WAY; METALLICITY SCALE; DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION; INTERNAL KINEMATICS; GALACTIC HALO; STAR-CLUSTERS;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361/201833110
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Globular clusters (GCs) and their dynamic interactions with the Galactic components provide an important insight into the structure and formation of the early Milky Way. We present a kinematic study of two outer halo GCs based on a combination of VLT/FORS2, VLT/FLAMES, and Magellan/MIKE low- and high-resolution spectroscopy of 32 and 27 member stars, respectively. Although both clusters are located at Galactocentric distances of 15 kpc, they have otherwise very different properties. M 75 is a luminous and metal-rich system at [Fe/H] = -1.2 dex, which is a value that we confirm from the calcium triplet region. This GC shows mild evidence for rotation with an amplitude of A(rot) similar to 5 km s(-1). One of the most metal-poor GCs in the Milky Way (at [Fe II/ H] = -2.3 dex), NGC 6426 exhibits marginal evidence of internal rotation at the 2 km s(-1) level. Both objects have velocity dispersions that are consistent with their luminosity. Although limited by small-number statistics, the resulting limits on their A(rot)/sigma(0) ratios suggest that M 75 is a slow rotator driven by internal dynamics rather than being affected by the weak Galactic tides at its large distances. In this work, M 75 (A(rot)/sigma(0) = 0.31) is fully consistent with the properties of other, younger halo clusters. At A(rot)/sigma(0) = 0.8 +/- 0.4, NGC 6426 appears to have a remarkably ordered internal motion for its low metallicity, but the large uncertainty does not allow for an unambiguous categorization as a fast rotator. An accretion origin of M 75 cannot be excluded, based on the eccentric orbit, which we derived from the recent data release 2 of Gaia, and considering its younger age.
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