The Milky Way like galaxy NGC 6384 and its nuclear star cluster at high NIR spatial resolution using LBT/ARGOS commissioning data

Abstract

We analyse high spatial resolution near infra-red (NIR) imaging of NGC6384, a Milky Way like galaxy, using ARGOS commissioning data at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). ARGOS provides a stable PSF${}_{\mathrm{FWHM}}=0.2"-0.3"$ AO correction of the ground layer across the LUCI2 NIR camera $4^{\prime }\times 4^{\prime }$ field by using six laser guide stars (three per telescope) and a natural guide star for tip-tilt sensing and guiding. Enabled by this high spatial resolution we analyse the structure of the nuclear star cluster (NSC) and the central kiloparsec of NGC6384. We find via 2D modelling that the NSC ($r_{\mathrm{eff}}\simeq 10$pc) is surrounded by a small ($r_{\mathrm{eff}}\simeq 100$pc) and a larger Sersić ($r_{\mathrm{eff}}\simeq 400$pc), all embedded within the NGC\,6384 large-scale boxy/X-shaped bulge and disk. This proof-of-concept study shows that with the high spatial resolution achieved by ground-layer AO we can push such analysis to distances previously only accessible from space. SED-fitting to the NIR and optical HST photometry allowed to leverage the age-metallicity-extinction degeneracies and derive the effective NSC properties of an young to old population mass ratio of $8\%$ with ${\mathcal{M}}_{\star ,\mathrm{old}}\simeq 3.5\times 10^7{M}_{\odot }$, Age${}_{\mathrm{old},\mathrm{young}}=10.9\pm 1.3$Gyr and 226\,Myr $\pm 62\%$, metallicity [M/H]$=-0.11\pm 0.16$ and $0.33\pm 39\%$dex, and $E(B-V)=0.63$ and 1.44mag.

arXiv comment12 pages (+9 appendix), 11 figures, Accepted in MNRAS

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