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2016ApJ...832L...8M - Astrophys. J., 832, L8-L8 (2016/November-3)

MOND prediction for the velocity dispersion of the "feeble giant" Crater II.

McGAUGH S.S.

Abstract (from CDS):

Crater II is an unusual object among the dwarf satellite galaxies of the Local Group in that it has a very large size for its small luminosity. This provides a strong test of MOND, as Crater II should be in the deep MOND regime (gin ≃ 34 km2 s–2 kpc–1 ≪ a0 = 3700 km2 s–2 kpc–1). Despite its great distance (≃120 kpc) from the Milky Way, the external field of the host (gex ≃ 282 km2 s–2 kpc–1) comfortably exceeds the internal field. Consequently, Crater II should be subject to the external field effect, a feature unique to MOND. This leads to the prediction of a very low velocity dispersion: σefe=2.1–0.6+0.9 km s–1.

Abstract Copyright: © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): dark matter - galaxies: dwarf - galaxies: kinematics and dynamics - galaxies: kinematics and dynamics

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