The Extended Tidal Tails of Palomar 5: Tracers of the Galactic Potential

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dc.creatorOdenkirchen, Michael
dc.creatorGrebel, Eva K.
dc.creatorRix, Hans-Walter
dc.creatorDehnen, Walter
dc.creatorNewberg, Heidi Jo
dc.creatorRockosi, Constance M.
dc.creatorYanny, Brian
dc.date2003-01-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:07:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:07:05Z
dc.descriptionWe detected extended, curved stellar tidal tails emanating from the sparse, disrupting halo globular cluster Pal 5, which cover 10 degrees on the sky. These streams allow us to infer the orbit of Pal 5 and to ultimately constrain the Galactic potential at its location.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures, uses newpasp.sty. To appear in: Proceedings of the Monte Rosa Conference "GAIA Spectroscopy, Science, and Technology", Gressoney Saint Jean (Valle d'Aosta, Italy), Sept 9-12, 2002, ed. U. Munari, ASP Conf. Ser., in press
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0301086
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0301086
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/5582
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Extended Tidal Tails of Palomar 5: Tracers of the Galactic Potential
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