| Name | 080058 |
| Title | Dragonfly 44 and the Nature of Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0800580101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yz5tufm |
| Author | Mr Edmund Hodges-Kluck |
| Description | Dragonfly 44 is an ultra-diffuse galaxy with a stellar mass of only 3e8 Msun but a dynamical mass of 1e12 Msun and about 100 globular clusters. This suggests that it is a central galaxy that somehow lost its gas, rather than a stripped satellite. We propose measuring the amount of hot gas, which is the primary source of fuel for star formation in galaxies of this size, as well as its present-day star formation rate and number of low-mass X-ray binaries. These will provide important clues to the nature of Dragonfly 44 and the thousands of other known ultra-diffuse galaxies. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2017-12-23T07:06:29Z/2018-01-05T06:29:47Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earth's atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2019-01-30T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Mr Edmund Hodges-Kluck, 2019, 080058, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yz5tufm |