The Hyades tidal tails revealed by Gaia DR2
Within a 200 pc sphere around the Sun we search for the Hyades tidal tails in the Gaia DR2 dataset. We use a modified convergent point method to search for stars with space velocities close to the space velocity of the Hyades cluster. We find a clear indication for the existence of the Hyades tidal...
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Chapter/Article Editorial |
| Language: | English |
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9 Nov 2018
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Arxiv
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| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1811.03845
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| Author Notes: | Siegfried Röser, Elena Schilbach, and Bertrand Goldman |
| Summary: | Within a 200 pc sphere around the Sun we search for the Hyades tidal tails in the Gaia DR2 dataset. We use a modified convergent point method to search for stars with space velocities close to the space velocity of the Hyades cluster. We find a clear indication for the existence of the Hyades tidal tails, a preceding tail extending up to 170 pc from the centre of the Hyades with 292 stars (36 contaminants), and a following tail up to 70 pc with 237 stars (32 contaminants). A comparison with an N-body model of the cluster and its tails shows remarkably good coincidence. Five white dwarfs are found in the tails. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 16.10.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |