Bibcode
Méndez, Rene A.; Costa, Edgardo; Pedreros, Mario H.; Moyano, Maximiliano; Altmann, Martin; Gallart, C.
Referencia bibliográfica
Stellar Populations – Planning for the Next Decade, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 262, p. 139-142
Fecha de publicación:
4
2010
Número de citas
0
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Descripción
Determining the kinematics of the dwarf Spheroidal galaxies (dSph)
satellites of the Milky Way (MW) is crucial to estimate the mass of our
galaxy, to understand its formation process and that of its satellites,
to explain the origin of stellar streams in the MW's halo that seem to
be related to these satellites, and to understand the role of tidal
interactions in the evolution and star formation history of low mass
galaxies and of the halo of our Galaxy. In what follows we briefly
explain a ground-based astrometric project that will have an impact on
these issues, and present some preliminary results.