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

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2003-01-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0301086v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 3 figures, uses newpasp.sty. To appear in: Proceedings of the Monte Rosa Conference "GAIA Spectroscopy, Science, and

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We 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.

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