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2007MNRAS.378L..64J - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 378, L64-L66 (2007/June-2)

Are Complex A and the Orphan stream related?

JIN S. and LYNDEN-BELL D.

Abstract (from CDS):

We consider the possibility that the Galactic neutral hydrogen stream Complex A and the stellar Orphan stream are related, and use this hypothesis to determine possible distances to Complex A and the Orphan stream, and line-of-sight velocities for the latter. The method presented uses our current knowledge of the projected positions of the streams, as well as line-of-sight velocities for Complex A, and we show that a solution exists in which the two streams share the same orbit. If Complex A and the Orphan stream are on this orbit, our calculations suggest the Orphan stream to be at an average distance of 9kpc, with heliocentric radial velocities of approximately -95kms–1. Complex A would be ahead of the Orphan stream in the same wrap of the orbit, with an average distance of 4kpc, which is consistent with the distance constraints determined through interstellar absorption line techniques.

Abstract Copyright: 2007 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2007 RAS

Journal keyword(s): methods: analytical - ISM: clouds - ISM: kinematics and dynamics - Galaxy: halo - Galaxy: structure

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