2008

The Least Luminous Galaxy: Spectroscopy of the Milky Way Satellite Segue 1

Geha, Marla, Willman, Beth, Simon, Josh D. et al.

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We present Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopy of Segue 1, an ultra-low luminosity (M_V = -1.5) Milky Way satellite companion.

  • While the combined size and luminosity of Segue 1 are consistent with either a globular cluster or a dwarf galaxy, we present spectroscopic evidence that this object is a dark matter-dominated dwarf galaxy.
  • We identify 24 stars as members of Segue 1 with a mean heliocentric recession velocity of 206 +/- 1.3 kms.
  • We measure an internal velocity dispersion of 4.3+/-1.2 kms.

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