New dwarf galaxy candidates in the sphere of influence of the Local Volume spiral galaxy NGC2683

Abstract

We present initial results of a survey of host $L_{\ast }$ galaxies environments in the Local Volume ($D<10$Mpc) searching for satellite dwarf galaxy candidates using the wide-field Hyper Suprime-Cam imager on the 8m Subaru Telescope. The current paper presents complete results on NGC2683 ($M_{B_T,0}=-19.62$, $D=9.36Mpc$, $v_{\odot }=411km{s}^{-1}$), an isolated Sc spiral galaxy in the Leo Spur. At the distance of NGC2683, we image the complete volume out to projected radii of $380kpc$ using a hexagonal arrangement of 7 pointings. Direct inspection of the images is complete down to $M_g\sim -11$ and has revealed 4 new satellite galaxy candidates, 2 of which have been independently discovered by other researchers. Assuming the distance of NGC2683, these candidates span luminosities $-12<M_g<-9$ and effective radii 150\,pc $<r_e<$ 1100\,pc and are found to be morphologically reminiscent of satellite galaxies in the Local Group. These 4 new candidates add to the 8 already known. A Principle Component Analysis of the 2D projected distribution of the 12 satellite galaxies of NGC2683 reveals a flattened projected disk of satellites, with axis ratio $b/a=0.23$. This flattening in the 2D projected system of satellites is a 1 percent outlier of simulated isotropic satellite systems but is mostly consistent with satellite distributions of comparable galaxy environments in the IllustrisTNG simulation. This indicates the possible presence of a satellite plane, which will need to be investigated with follow-up observations.

17 pages, 12 figures, accepted to MNRAS

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