Image Details

Choose export citation format:

Evidence for Stellar Substructure in the Halo and Outer Disk of M31

  • Authors: Annette M. N. Ferguson, Michael J. Irwin, Rodrigo A. Ibata, Geraint F. Lewis, and Nial R. Tanvir

Ferguson et al. 2002 The Astronomical Journal 124 1452.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Fig. 7.

Cartoon illustrating the most prominent spatial and chemical substructure discovered in our WFC survey. A possible projected orbit of the giant stellar stream is indicated; the stream may connect to the enhancement seen in the spatial and chemical maps of the northern half of the disk. The contours delineate the approximate extent and orientation of the northern spur and G1 clump; the location of the G1 globular cluster is also indicated.

Other Images in This Article
Copyright and Terms & Conditions