http://arxiv.org/abs/1907.12593
Using the photometric data from the Next Generation Fornax Survey, we find a significant radial alignment signal among the Fornax dwarf galaxies. For the first time, we report that the radial alignment signal of nucleated dwarfs is stronger than that of non-nucleated ones at 2.4$\sigma$ confidence level, and the dwarfs located in the outer region ($R>R_{\rm{vir}}/3$; $R_{\rm{vir}}$ is the Fornax virial radius) show slightly stronger radial alignment signal than those in the inner region ($R<R_{\rm{vir}}/3$) at $1.5\sigma$ level. We also find that the significance of radial alignment signal is independent of the luminosities or sizes of the dwarfs.
Y. Rong, T. Puzia, P. Eigenthaler, et. al.
Wed, 31 Jul 19
17/65
Comments: 7 pages, 4 figures, 1 table; accepted by ApJ
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