Young Stars in the Outer Disc of NGC 6822

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Jun 2004

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International Astronomical Union Symposium no. 217, held 14-17 July, 2003 in Sydney, Australia. Edited by P.-A. Duc, J. Braine

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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We present wide-field optical imaging covering the entire neutral hydrogen disc of the Local Group dwarf galaxy NGC 6822. These observations reveal the presence of numerous young stars at large galactocentric radii. The extended distribution of young stars implies that stars do form in the outer disks of dwarf galaxies; the HI is not necessarily much more extended than the stellar population. This finding has important consequences for the chemical enrichment of the interstellar medium throughout dwarf galaxies.

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