Kinematic complexity around NGC419: resolving the proper motion of the cluster, the Small Magellanic Cloud and the Magellanic Bridge

Abstract

We present $Hubble$ $Space$ $Telescope$ proper motions in the direction of the star cluster NGC419 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Because of the high precision of our measurements, for the first time it is possible to resolve the complex kinematics of the stellar populations located in the field, even along the tangential direction. In fact, the proper motions we measured allow us to separate cluster stars, which move on average with (${\mu }_{\alpha }\cos {\delta }^{\mathrm{NGC}419},{\mu }_{\delta }^{\mathrm{NGC}419}$) = ($+0.878\pm 0.055$, $-1.246\pm 0.048$) mas yr${}^{-1}$, from those of the Small Magellanic Cloud and those belonging to a third kinematic feature that we recognise as part of the Magellanic Bridge. Resolving such a kinematic complexity enables the construction of decontaminated colour-magnitude diagrams, as well as the measurement of the absolute proper motion of the three separate components. Our study therefore sets the first steps towards the possibility of dynamically investigating the Magellanic system by exploiting the resolved kinematics of its stellar clusters.

arXiv comment9 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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