Modeling the kinematics and star formation history of Andromeda II by a gas-rich major merger of dwarf galaxies

Authors :: Ewa L. Łokas
Andrés del Pino
Sylvain Fouquet
Source :: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 11:132-132
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2016.
Abstract: We present an evolutionary model for the origin of Andromeda II, a dwarf spheroidal satellite of M31. The model is an extension of the scenario proposed by Łokas et al. (2014) involving a major merger between two gas-rich disky dwarf galaxies.

Subjects :: Physics
Andromeda
Space and Planetary Science
Star formation
Elliptical galaxy
Astronomy
Local Group
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Satellite
Astrophysics
Kinematics
Dwarf galaxy
Dwarf spheroidal galaxy

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