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2021ApJ...917L..17K - Astrophys. J., 917, L17-L17 (2021/August-3)

An ancient massive quiescent galaxy found in a gas-rich z ∼ 3 group.

KALITA B.S., DADDI E., D'EUGENIO C., VALENTINO F., RICH R.M., GOMEZ-GUIJARRO C., COOGAN R.T., DELVECCHIO I., ELBAZ D., NEILL J.D., PUGLISI A. and STRAZZULLO V.

Abstract (from CDS):

Deep Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array and Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal the presence of a quenched massive galaxy within the z = 2.91 galaxy group RO-1001. With a mass-weighted stellar age of 1.6 ± 0.4 Gyr this galaxy is one of the oldest known at z ∼ 3, implying that most of its 1011 M☉ of stars were rapidly formed at z > 6-8. This is a unique example of the predominantly passive evolution of a galaxy over at least 3 < z < 6 following its high-redshift quenching and a smoking-gun event pointing to the early imprint of an age-environment relation. At the same time, being in a dense group environment with extensive cold gas reservoirs as betrayed by a giant Lyα halo, the existence of this galaxy demonstrates that gas accretion shutdown is not necessary for quenching and its maintenance.

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Journal keyword(s): High-redshift galaxies - Galaxy evolution - Galaxy groups

Simbad objects: 7

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