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2025RNAAS...9..303T - Research Notes of the AAS, 9, 303 (2025/November-0)

Deep Imaging of the Very Isolated Dwarf Galaxy NGC 6789.

TRUJILLO I., GUERRA ARENCIBIA S., RUIZ CEJUDO I., MONTES M., ALARCON M.R. and SERRA-RICART M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present deep optical imaging of the extremely isolated dwarf galaxy NGC 6789, obtained with the new 2 m Two-meter Twin Telescope at Teide Observatory. Despite its location in the Local Void, NGC 6789 exhibits surprising recent central star formation equivalent to approximately 4% of its total stellar mass. The origin of the gas necessary for this level of star formation remains unknown. Our data reach surface brightness limits of 29.8, 29.4, and 28.9 mag arcsec–2 in the Sloan g, r, and i filters, respectively, and reveal no evidence of tidal features or merger remnants down to ∼30 mag arcsec–2 (or equivalently, at a radial distance larger than 1.6 kpc). The galaxy's undisturbed outer elliptical morphology suggests that its recent central star formation was likely produced by either in-situ residual gas or by the accretion of external pristine gas not associated with a minor merging activity.

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

Journal keyword(s): Dwarf galaxies

Simbad objects: 2

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