2006MNRAS.367.1577F


Query : 2006MNRAS.367.1577F

2006MNRAS.367.1577F - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 367, 1577-1584 (2006/April-3)

Enhanced mass-to-light ratios in ultracompact dwarf galaxies through tidal interaction with the centre of the host galaxy.

FELLHAUER M. and KROUPA P.

Abstract (from CDS):

A recent study of ultracompact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) in the Virgo cluster revealed that some of them show faint envelopes and have measured mass-to-light ratios (M/Ls) of 5 and larger, which cannot be explained by simple population-synthesis models. It is believed that this proves that some of the UCDs must possess a dark matter halo and may therefore be the stripped nuclei of dwarf ellipticals rather than merged star cluster complexes.
Using an efficient N-body method, we investigate if a close passage of a UCD through the central region of the host galaxy is able to enhance the measured M/L by tidal forces leaving the satellite slightly out of virial equilibrium and thereby leading to an overestimation of its virial mass.
We find this to be possible and discuss the general problem of measuring dynamical masses for objects that are probably interacting with their hosts.

Abstract Copyright: 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2006 RAS

Journal keyword(s): methods: {em N}-body simulations - galaxies: dwarf - galaxies: interactions - galaxies: kinematics and dynamics

CDS comments: In Intro. : W3 in NGC 7252 = [WSL93] 3.

Simbad objects: 6

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Number of rows : 6
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 ACO S 373 ClG 03 38 29.4 -35 27 08           ~ 2029 0
2 NAME Virgo Cluster ClG 12 30 47.8 +12 23 07           ~ 7107 0
3 M 87 AGN 12 30 49.42338414 +12 23 28.0436859 10.16 9.59 8.63   7.49 ~ 7815 3
4 ACO 1689 ClG 13 11 29.5 -01 20 28           ~ 1178 0
5 [WSL93] 3 GlC 22 20 43.878 -24 40 37.87     17.86     ~ 53 0
6 NGC 7252 AGN 22 20 44.7748209648 -24 40 41.909518200 12.26 12.46 12.06 11.57   ~ 720 1

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