Phase-space correlation in stellar streams of the Milky Way halo: The clash of Kshir and GD-1

Abstract

We report the discovery of a 70-degree long stellar stream in the Milky Way halo, which criss-crosses the well known "GD-1" stream. We show that this new stellar structure ("Kshir") and GD-1 lie at similar distance, and are remarkably correlated in kinematics. We propose several explanations for the nature of this new structure and its possible association with GD-1. However, a scenario in which these two streams were accreted onto the Milky Way within the same dark matter sub-halo seems to provide a natural explanation for their phase-space entanglement, and other complexities of this coupled-system.

arXiv comment6 pages, 3 figures, 1 Table, accepted for publication in ApJ

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