A younger Universe implied by satellite pair correlations from SDSS observations of massive galaxy groups
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| author | Gu, Qing Guo, Qi Cautun, Marius Shao, Shi Pei, Wenxiang Wang, Wenting Gao, Liang Wang, Jie |
| author_facet | Gu, Qing Guo, Qi Cautun, Marius Shao, Shi Pei, Wenxiang Wang, Wenting Gao, Liang Wang, Jie |
| contents | Many of the satellites of galactic-mass systems such as the Miky Way, Andromeda and Centaurus A show evidence of coherent motions to a larger extent than most of the systems predicted by the standard cosmological model. It is an open question if correlations in satellite orbits are present in systems of different masses. Here , we report an analysis of the kinematics of satellite galaxies around massive galaxy groups. Unlike what is seen in Milky Way analogues, we find an excess of diametrically opposed pairs of satellites that have line-of-sight velocity offsets from the central galaxy of the same sign. This corresponds to a $\pmb{6.0σ}$ ($\pmb{p}$-value $\pmb{=\ 9.9\times10^{-10}}$) detection of non-random satellite motions. Such excess is predicted by up-to-date cosmological simulations but the magnitude of the effect is considerably lower than in observations. The observational data is discrepant at the $\pmb{4.1σ}$ and $\pmb{3.6σ}$ level with the expectations of the Millennium and the Illustris TNG300 cosmological simulations, potentially indicating that massive galaxy groups assembled later in the real Universe. The detection of velocity correlations of satellite galaxies and tension with theoretical predictions is robust against changes in sample selection. Using the largest sample to date, our findings demonstrate that the motions of satellite galaxies represent a challenge to the current cosmological model. |
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| spellingShingle | A younger Universe implied by satellite pair correlations from SDSS observations of massive galaxy groups Gu, Qing Guo, Qi Cautun, Marius Shao, Shi Pei, Wenxiang Wang, Wenting Gao, Liang Wang, Jie Astrophysics of Galaxies Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Many of the satellites of galactic-mass systems such as the Miky Way, Andromeda and Centaurus A show evidence of coherent motions to a larger extent than most of the systems predicted by the standard cosmological model. It is an open question if correlations in satellite orbits are present in systems of different masses. Here , we report an analysis of the kinematics of satellite galaxies around massive galaxy groups. Unlike what is seen in Milky Way analogues, we find an excess of diametrically opposed pairs of satellites that have line-of-sight velocity offsets from the central galaxy of the same sign. This corresponds to a $\pmb{6.0σ}$ ($\pmb{p}$-value $\pmb{=\ 9.9\times10^{-10}}$) detection of non-random satellite motions. Such excess is predicted by up-to-date cosmological simulations but the magnitude of the effect is considerably lower than in observations. The observational data is discrepant at the $\pmb{4.1σ}$ and $\pmb{3.6σ}$ level with the expectations of the Millennium and the Illustris TNG300 cosmological simulations, potentially indicating that massive galaxy groups assembled later in the real Universe. The detection of velocity correlations of satellite galaxies and tension with theoretical predictions is robust against changes in sample selection. Using the largest sample to date, our findings demonstrate that the motions of satellite galaxies represent a challenge to the current cosmological model. |
| title | A younger Universe implied by satellite pair correlations from SDSS observations of massive galaxy groups |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10342 |