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2012ApJ...753L..15M - Astrophys. J., 753, L15 (2012/July-1)

The discovery of an ultra-faint star cluster in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

MUNOZ R.R., GEHA M., COTE P., VARGAS L.C., SANTANA F.A., STETSON P., SIMON J.D. and DJORGOVSKI S.G.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the discovery of a new ultra-faint globular cluster in the constellation of Ursa Minor, based on stellar photometry from the MegaCam imager at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. We find that this cluster, Muñoz 1, is located at a distance of 45±5 kpc and at a projected distance of only 45' from the center of the Ursa Minor dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Using a maximum-likelihood technique we measure a half-light radius of 0'.5, or equivalently 7 pc, and an ellipticity consistent with being zero. We estimate its absolute magnitude to be MV= -0.4±0.9, which corresponds to LV = 120+160_- 65L☉_ and we measure a heliocentric radial velocity of -137±4 km/s based on Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopy. This new satellite is separate from Ursa Minor by ∼30 kpc and 110 km/s suggesting the cluster is not obviously associated with the dSph, despite the very close angular separation. Based on its photometric properties and structural parameters we conclude that Muñoz 1 is a new ultra-faint stellar cluster. Along with Segue 3 this is one of the faintest stellar clusters known to date.

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Journal keyword(s): Galaxy: halo - globular clusters: general - Local Group

Nomenclature: NAME Munoz 1 N=1.

Simbad objects: 9

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