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The properties of red giant stars along the Sagittarius tidal tails

2016/10/26 by X. Zhang, Xiutang Zhang, W. B. Shi +19
Physics and Astronomy · #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629051

Abstract

Aims. We aim to measure the metallicity distribution and velocity distribution of red giant branch (RGB) stars along the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy (Sgr) streams. Thanks to the large number of stars of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) sample, we can study the properties of streams as a function of the Λ⊙ from the Sgr core.

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