A new isolated dSph galaxy near the Local Group

Abstract

Observations of the highly isolated dwarf spheroidal galaxy KKs 3 = [KK2000] 03 with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) are presented. We measured the galaxy distance of $2.12\pm 0.07$ Mpc using the Tip of Red Giant Branch (TRGB) method. The total blue absolute magnitude of the galaxy is estimated as $M_B=-10.8$ mag. We briefly discuss the star formation history of KKs 3 derived from its colour-magnitude diagram. According to our calculation, the total stellar mass of the galaxy is $2.3\times 10^7{M}_{\odot }$, and most stars (74\%) were formed at an early epoch more than 12 Gyr ago. A full description of the properties of the colour-magnitude diagram requires some extension of star formation in metallicity and age.

arXiv comment5 pages, 4 figures, accepted to MNRAS Letters

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