Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-10-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
24 double-column pages, 12 tables, AAS Latex macros v4.0, 19 B&W figures, 1 color figure. Accepted for publication on The Astr
Scientific paper
10.1086/301198
The predictions from a Galactic Structure and Kinematic model code are compared to the color counts and absolute proper-motions derived from the Southern Proper-Motion survey covering more than 700 $\deg^2$ toward the South Galactic Pole in the range $9 < B_{\rm J} \le 19$. The theoretical assumptions and associated computational procedures, the geometry for the kinematic model, and the adopted parameters are presented in detail and compared to other Galactic Kinematic models of its kind. The data to which the model is compared consists of more than 30,000 randomly selected stars, and it is best fit by models with a solar peculiar motion of +5 km s$^{-1}$ in the V-component (pointing in the direction of Galactic rotation), a large LSR speed of 270 km s$^{-1}$, and a (disk) velocity ellipsoid that always points towards the Galactic center. The absolute proper-motions in the U-component indicate a solar peculiar motion of $11.0 \pm 1.5$ km s$^{-1}$, with no need for a local expansion or contraction term. The fainter absolute motions show an indication that the thick-disk must exhibit a rather steep velocity gradient of about -36 km s$^{-1}$ kpc$^{-1}$ with respect to the LSR. We are not able to set constraints on the overall rotation for the halo, nor on the thick-disk or halo velocity dispersions. Some substructure in the U & V proper-motions could be present in the brighter bins $10 < B_{\rm J} < 13$, and it might be indicative of (disk) moving groups.
Girard Terrence M.
Kozhurina-Platais Vera
Mendez Rene A.
Platais Imants
van Altena William F.
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