Evidence of Hubble flow-like motion of young stellar populations away from the Perseus arm

Abstract

In this letter we present evidence of coherent outward motion of a sample of young stars ($t<$30 Myr) in the Perseus Arm, whose apparent origin is located in the vicinity of the W3/W4/W5 complex. Using astrometric and photometric data from the Gaia DR2 catalog of an 8${}^{\circ }$ radius field centered near W4, we selected a sample of young, intermediate to high-mass star candidates. The sample is limited to sources with parallax uncertainties below 20% and Bayesian distance estimates within 1800 and 3100 pc. The selection includes embedded stellar populations as well as young open clusters. Projected velocities derived from perspective-corrected proper motions clearly suggest that the young star population emerge from the Perseus arm, with a possible convergence zone near W3/W4/W5 region, tracing a front that expands away at a rate of about $15{\mathrm{km}\mathrm{s}}^{-1}{\mathrm{kpc}}^{-1}$.

6 pages, 5 figures, Accepted for publication, December 27, 2018

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