A photometrically and kinematically distinct core in the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Abstract

We present the line of sight radial velocity dispersion profile of the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph), based on a sample of 88 stars extending to about 1 degree (about 1.5 kpc). Like the Draco and Ursa Minor dSphs, Sextans shows some evidence of a fall-off in the velocity dispersion at large projected radii, with significance p=0.96. Surprisingly, the dispersion at the very centre of Sextans is close to zero (with significance p=0.96). We present evidence which suggests that this latter change in the stellar kinematics coincides with changes in the stellar populations within the dSph. We discuss possible scenarios which could lead to a kinematically and photometrically distinct population at the centre of Sextans.

7 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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