Bibcode
Ruiz-Lara, T.; Trujillo, I.; Beasley, M. A.; Falcón-Barroso, J.; Vazdekis, A.; Filho, M.; Monelli, M.; Román, J.; Sánchez Almeida, J.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 486, Issue 4, p.5670-5678
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2019
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Description
[KKS2000]04 (NGC 1052-DF2) has become a controversial and well-studied
galaxy after the claims suggesting a lack of dark matter and the
presence of an anomalously bright globular cluster (GC) system around
it. A precise determination of its overall star formation history (SFH)
and a better characterization of its GC or planetary nebulae (PNe)
systems are crucial aspects to (i) understand its real nature, in
particular placing it within the family of ultra diffuse galaxies and
(ii) shed light on its possible formation, evolution, and survival in
the absence of dark matter. With this purpose we expand on the knowledge
of [KKS2000]04 from the analysis of OSIRIS@GTC spectroscopic data. On
the one hand, we claim the possible detection of two new PNe and confirm
membership of 5 GCs. On the other hand, we find that the stars shaping
[KKS2000]04 are intermediate-age to old (90 per cent of its stellar mass
older than 5 Gyr, average age of 8.7 ± 0.7 Gyr) and metal-poor
([M/H] ˜ -1.18 ± 0.05), in general agreement with previous
results. We do not find any clear hints of significant changes in its
stellar content with radius. In addition, the possibility of [KKS2000]04
being a tidal dwarf galaxy with no dark matter is highly disfavoured.
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