Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-02-23
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
31 page, Latex file with 9 encapsulated figures, requiring aasppt.sty and epsf.sty (included). Full uuencoded ps file availabl
Scientific paper
10.1086/117916
A protogalaxy candidate at z=2.72 has been discovered serendipitously by the CNOC cluster redshift survey. The candidate is an extremely luminous (V=20.5 mag, absolute mag -26) and well resolved disk-like galaxy. The redshift is identified from a dozen strong UV absorption lines. No emission lines are found between 1000 and 2000A (rest), including Ly alpha. The photometric data fit the spectral energy distributions of a stellar population from 400 million years to an arbitrarily young age, dependent on the amount of dust extinction. However, the presence of a strong P-Cygni profile in CIV~indicates that a very substantial component of the stellar population must be younger than ~ 10 Myr. We interpret this object as an early-type galaxy observed within about 100 million years of the initial burst of star formation which created most of its stellar mass. Because of the resolved, regular, and smooth nature of the object, it is unlikely that the high luminosity is due to gravitational lensing.
Bechtold Jill
Carlberg Ray
Cuillandre Jean Charles
Ellingson Erica E.
Yee Howard K. C.
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