A New Tidal Stream Discovered in Gaia DR3
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| author | Tian, Hao Liu, Chao Luo, Changqing Xue, Xiang-Xiang Yang, Yujiao |
| author_facet | Tian, Hao Liu, Chao Luo, Changqing Xue, Xiang-Xiang Yang, Yujiao |
| contents | Thanks to the precise astrometric measurements of proper motions by the Gaia mission, a new tidal stellar stream has been discovered in the northern hemisphere. The distribution of star count shows that the stream is approximately $80$ degrees long and $1.70$ degrees wide. Observations of $21$ member stars, including 14 RR Lyrae stars, indicate that the stream has an eccentric and retrograde orbit with $e=0.58$. The low metallicity, high total energy, and large angular momentum suggest that it is associated with the merging event Sequoia. This discovery suggests the possibility of finding more substructures with high eccentricity orbits, even in the inner halo. |
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| spellingShingle | A New Tidal Stream Discovered in Gaia DR3 Tian, Hao Liu, Chao Luo, Changqing Xue, Xiang-Xiang Yang, Yujiao Astrophysics of Galaxies Thanks to the precise astrometric measurements of proper motions by the Gaia mission, a new tidal stellar stream has been discovered in the northern hemisphere. The distribution of star count shows that the stream is approximately $80$ degrees long and $1.70$ degrees wide. Observations of $21$ member stars, including 14 RR Lyrae stars, indicate that the stream has an eccentric and retrograde orbit with $e=0.58$. The low metallicity, high total energy, and large angular momentum suggest that it is associated with the merging event Sequoia. This discovery suggests the possibility of finding more substructures with high eccentricity orbits, even in the inner halo. |
| title | A New Tidal Stream Discovered in Gaia DR3 |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03257 |