Published April 1, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

SAGITTARIUS STREAM THREE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS FROM SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY STRIPE 82

  • 1. Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA (United Kingdom)

Description

Using multi-epoch observations of the Stripe 82 region from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), we measure precise statistical proper motions of the stars in the Sagittarius (Sgr) stellar stream. The multi-band photometry and SDSS radial velocities allow us to efficiently select Sgr members and thus enhance the proper-motion precision to ∼0.1 mas yr–1. We measure separately the proper motion of a photometrically selected sample of the main-sequence turn-off stars, as well as spectroscopically selected Sgr giants. The data allow us to determine the proper motion separately for the two Sgr streams in the south found in Koposov et al. Together with the precise velocities from SDSS, our proper motions provide exquisite constraints of the three-dimensional motions of the stars in the Sgr streams.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/766/2/79

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
766
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44121984
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; GALAXIES; PHOTOMETRY; PROPER MOTION; RADIAL VELOCITY; SKY; STARS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
MOTION; VELOCITY