The orbital structure of the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 5846

P. Das; O. Gerhard; L. Coccato; E. Churazov; W. Forman; A. Finoguenov; H. Böhringer; M. Arnaboldi; M. Capaccioli; A. Cortesi; F. De Lorenz; N. G. Douglas; K. C. Freeman; K. Kuijken; M. R. Merrifield; N. R. Napolitano; E. Noordermeer; A. J. Romanowsky

doi:10.1002/asna.200811052

The orbital structure of the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 5846

P. Das^*, O. Gerhard, L. Coccato, E. Churazov, W. Forman, A. Finoguenov, H. Böhringer, M. Arnaboldi, M. Capaccioli, A. Cortesi, F. De Lorenz, N. G. Douglas, K. C. Freeman, K. Kuijken, M. R. Merrifield, N. R. Napolitano, E. Noordermeer, A. J. Romanowsky

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We use density and temperature profiles obtained from XMM-Newton observations to derive a potential of NGC 5846 out to 11R_e, thus probing the mass distribution deep into the halo. The inferred circular velocity is significantly higher than the extrapolation of dynamical models implying a halo, more massive than previously thought. Using an I-band surfacebrightness profile and a projected velocity dispersion profile consisting of long-slit kinematic measurements and planetary nebulae (PNe) velocity dispersions, we solve the Jeans equations, assuming a non-rotating spherical system. The solutions suggest a highly radially anisotropic galaxy outside 0.7R_e with β ∼ 0.75.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	940-943
Number of pages	4
Journal	Astronomische Nachrichten
Volume	329
Issue number	9-10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.200811052
Publication status	Published - Dec 2008

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Das, P., Gerhard, O., Coccato, L., Churazov, E., Forman, W., Finoguenov, A., Böhringer, H., Arnaboldi, M., Capaccioli, M., Cortesi, A., De Lorenz, F., Douglas, N. G., Freeman, K. C., Kuijken, K., Merrifield, M. R., Napolitano, N. R., Noordermeer, E., & Romanowsky, A. J. (2008). The orbital structure of the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 5846. Astronomische Nachrichten, 329(9-10), 940-943. https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.200811052

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The orbital structure of the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 5846

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