2025ApJ...984..148C


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2025ApJ...984..148C - Astrophys. J., 984, 148 (2025/May-2)

Deep Photometric Observations of Ultrafaint Milky Way Satellites Centaurus I and Eridanus IV.

CASEY Q.O., MUTLU-PAKDIL B., SAND D.J., PACE A.B., CRNOJEVIC D., DOLIVA-DOLINSKY A., CERNY W., HEIGER M.E., RILEY A.H., JI A.P., LIMBERG G., MARIN L., MARTINEZ-VAZQUEZ C.E., MEDINA G.E., LI T.S., CAMPANA S.N., CHATURVEDI A., SAKOWSKA J.D., ZENTENO A., CARBALLO-BELLO J.A., NAVABI M., BOM C.R. (The DELVE Collaboration)

Abstract (from CDS):

We present deep Magellan+Megacam imaging of Centaurus I (Cen I) and Eridanus IV (Eri IV), two recently discovered Milky Way ultrafaint satellites. Our data reach ∼2-3 mag deeper than the discovery data from the DECam Local Volume Exploration Survey. We use these data to constrain their distances, structural properties (e.g., half-light radii, ellipticity, and position angle), and luminosities. We investigate whether these systems show signs of tidal disturbance and identify new potential member stars using Gaia EDR3. Our deep color-magnitude diagrams show that Cen I and Eri IV are consistent with an old (τ ∼ 13.0 Gyr) and metal-poor ([Fe/H] ≤ -2.2) stellar population. We find Cen I to have a half-light radius of ${r}_{h}=2.\,^{\prime} 60\pm 0.\,^{\prime} 30\,$(90.6 ± 11 pc), an ellipticity of ϵ = 0.36 ± 0.05, a distance of D = 119.8 ± 4.1 kpc (m - M = 20.39 ± 0.08 mag), and an absolute magnitude of MV = -5.39 ± 0.19. Similarly, Eri IV has ${r}_{h}=3.\,^{\prime} 24\pm 0.\,^{\prime} 48\,$(65.9 ± 10 pc), ϵ = 0.26 ± 0.09, D = 69.9 ± 3.6 kpc (m - M = 19.22 ± 0.11 mag), and MV = -3.55 ± 0.24. These systems occupy a space on the size-luminosity plane consistent with other known Milky Way dwarf galaxies, which supports the findings from our previous spectroscopic follow-up. Cen I has a well-defined morphology that lacks any clear evidence of tidal disruption, whereas Eri IV hosts a significant extended feature with multiple possible interpretations.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Dwarf galaxies - Galaxy structure - Stellar populations - Direct imaging

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Simbad objects: 14

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Number of rows : 14
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 M 31 AGN 00 42 44.330 +41 16 07.50 4.86 4.36 3.44     ~ 13622 1
2 NAME Eridanus IV G 05 05 45 -09 30.9     14.72     ~ 15 0
3 NAME LMC G 05 23 34.6 -69 45 22     0.4     ~ 19090 0
4 NAME UMa II Galaxy G 08 51 30.0 +63 07 48     13.3     ~ 410 0
5 NAME Crater II Dwarf Galaxy G 11 49 14 -18 24.8           ~ 176 0
6 NAME Coma Dwarf Galaxy G 12 26 59.0 +23 54 15     14.1     ~ 482 1
7 NAME Centaurus I G 12 38 20 -40 54.1     14.78     ~ 29 0
8 NAME Hercules Dwarf Galaxy G 16 31 02.0 +12 47 30     14.0     ~ 379 1
9 M 92 GlC 17 17 07.39 +43 08 09.4     6.52     ~ 2240 0
10 NAME Galactic Center reg 17 45 39.60213 -29 00 22.0000           ~ 16269 0
11 NAME Tuc II G 22 51 55.1 -58 34 08           ~ 192 0
12 NAME Pisces II G 22 58 31.0 +05 57 09     16.3     ~ 283 0
13 NAME Tuc III G 23 56.6 -59 36           ~ 229 0
14 NAME Local Group GrG ~ ~           ~ 9325 0

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