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2004AJ....128.1219J - Astron. J., 128, 1219-1227 (2004/September-0)

H I observations of the Local Group dwarf WLM.

JACKSON D.C., SKILLMAN E.D., CANNON J.M. and COTE S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present Australia Telescope Compact Array mosaic H I imaging of the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy WLM. We find an integrated flux of 149 Jy km/s and a total H I mass of (3.2±0.3)x107M☉. The major axis of the H I is aligned with the stellar component of the galaxy. The overall H I distribution is relatively smooth at our resolution and has a double-peaked central core. One of these peaks is aligned with a region found to have extinction that is internal to WLM, and we take this as possible evidence of a large molecular gas complex in the southern half of the galaxy. The other H I peak is in close proximity to the brightest H II regions. WLM's overall velocity field is consistent with rigid-body rotation. A rotation curve is derived, and we find a total dynamical mass of (3.00±0.80)x108M☉. We also performed a wide-field search, 38' in radius, for H I companions or evidence of recent interactions (e.g., tidal tails) and found no detections to an H I mass limit of MHI>8.4x105M☉.

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Journal keyword(s): Galaxies: Dwarf - Galaxies: Individual: Alphanumeric: WLM - Galaxies: Irregular - Galaxies: Local Group

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