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TIDAL DWARF GALAXIES AROUND A POST-MERGER GALAXY, NGC 4922

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Yun-Kyeong Sheen1, Hyunjin Jeong1, Sukyoung K. Yi, Ignacio Ferreras2, Jennifer M. Lotz3, Knut A. G. Olsen3, Mark Dickinson3, Sydney Barnes4, Jang-Hyun Park5, Chang H. Ree5, Barry F. Madore6, Tom A. Barlow7, Tim Conrow7, Karl Foster7, Peter G. Friendman7, Young-Wook Lee1, D. Christopher Martin7, Patrick Morrissey7, Susan G. Neff8, David Schiminovich9, Mark Seibert6, Todd Small7 and Ted K. Wyder7

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One possible channel for the formation of dwarf galaxies involves birth in the tidal tails of interacting galaxies. We report the detection of a bright UV tidal tail and several young tidal dwarf galaxy (TDG) candidates in the post-merger galaxy NGC 4922 in the Coma cluster. Based on a two-component population model (combining young and old stellar populations), we find that the light of tidal tail predominantly comes from young stars (a few Myr old). The Galaxy Evolution Explorer ultraviolet data played a critical role in the parameter (age and mass) estimation. Our stellar mass estimates of the TDG candidates are ~106–7 M , typical for dwarf galaxies.


Keywords

galaxies: dwarf; galaxies: individual (NGC 4922); galaxies: interactions; galaxies: starburst; ultraviolet: galaxies


Dates

Issue 6 (2009 December)

Received 2009 July 28, accepted for publication 2009 October 9

Published 2009 November 5



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