F. Niederhofer
XXX. Stellar proper motions in the central parts of the Small Magellanic Cloud
Niederhofer, F.; Cioni, M.-R.L.; Rubele, S.; Schmidt, T.; Bekki, K.; de Grijs, R.; Emerson, J.; Ivanov, V.D.; Marconi, M.; Oliveira, J.M.; Petr-Gotzens, M.G.; Ripepi, V.; Van Loon, J. Th.; Zaggia, S.
Authors
M.-R.L. Cioni
S. Rubele
T. Schmidt
K. Bekki
R. de Grijs
J. Emerson
V.D. Ivanov
M. Marconi
Joana Maria Oliveira j.oliveira@keele.ac.uk
M.G. Petr-Gotzens
V. Ripepi
Jacobus Van Loon j.t.van.loon@keele.ac.uk
S. Zaggia
Abstract
We present the first spatially resolved map of stellar proper motions within the central (similar to 3.1 x 2.4 kpc) regions of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The data used for this study encompasses four tiles from the ongoing near-infrared VISTA survey of the Magellanic Clouds system and covers a total contiguous area on the sky of similar to 6.81 deg(2). Proper motions have been calculated independently in two dimensions from the spatial offsets in the K-s filter over time baselines between 22 and 27 months. The reflex motions of approximately 33 000 background galaxies are used to calibrate the stellar motions to an absolute scale. The resulting catalog is composed of more than 690 000 stars which have been selected based on their position in the (J - K-s; K-s) color-magnitude diagram. For the median absolute proper motion of the SMC, we find (mu(alpha) cos(delta), mu(alpha)) = (1.087 +/- 0.192 (sys.) +/- 0.003 (stat.), -1.187 +/- 0.008 (sys.) +/- 0.003 (stat.)) mas yr(-1), consistent with previous studies. Mapping the proper motions as a function of position within the SMC reveals a nonuniform velocity pattern indicative of a tidal feature behind the main body of the SMC and a flow of stars in the south-east moving predominantly along the line-of-sight.
Citation
Niederhofer, F., Cioni, M., Rubele, S., Schmidt, T., Bekki, K., de Grijs, R., …Zaggia, S. (2018). XXX. Stellar proper motions in the central parts of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 613, Article L8. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833144
Journal Article Type | Letter |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 24, 2018 |
Publication Date | May 31, 2018 |
Journal | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Print ISSN | 2329-1273 |
Publisher | Hans Publishers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 613 |
Article Number | L8 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833144 |
Keywords | proper motions, surveys, galaxies, individual, SMC – Magellanic Clouds, stars, kinematics and dynamics |
Publisher URL | http://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833144 |
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