Velocity distribution of stars in the solar neighbourhood

Abstract

A two-dimensional velocity distribution in the UV-plane has been obtained for stars in the solar neighbourhood, using the Hipparcos astrometry for over 4000 survey stars with parallaxes greater than 10 mas and radial velocities found in the Hipparcos Input Catalogue. In addition to the already known grouping characteristics (field stars plus young moving groups), the velocity distribution seems to exhibit a more complex structure characterized by several longer branches running almost parallel to each other across the UV-plane. By using the wavelet transform technique to analyse the distribution, the branches are visible at relatively high significance levels of 90 per cent or higher. They are roughly equidistant with a separation of about 15 km/s for early-type stars and about 20 km/s for late-type stars, creating an overall quasi-periodic structure which can also be detected by means of a two-dimensional Fourier transform. This branch-like velocity distribution might be due to the galactic spiral structure.

8 pages, 12 Postscript figures, uses mn.sty, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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