Space Velocities of Southern Globular Clusters. IV. First Results for Inner-Galaxy Clusters

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2002-12-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0212279v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 figures, 5 tables; accepted for publication in AJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/367801

We have measured the absolute proper motions of four low-latitude, inner-Galaxy globular clusters. These clusters are: NGC 6266 (M62), NGC 6304, NGC 6316 and NGC 6723. The proper motions are on the Hipparcos system, as no background extragalactic objects are found in these high-extinction regions. The proper-motion uncertainties range between 0.3 and 0.6 mas/yr. We discuss the kinematics of these clusters and of three additional bulge clusters -- NGC 6522, NGC 6528 and NFC 6553 -- whose proper motions with respect to bulge stars had been determined previously. We find that all of the clusters have velocities that confine them to the bulge region. Of the three metal poor clusters ([Fe/H] < -1.0), NGC 6522, and NGC 6723 have kinematics consistent with halo membership. The third cluster, NGC 6266 however, appears to belong to a rotationally-supported system. Of the four metal rich clusters ([Fe/H] >= -1.0), NGC 6304 and NGC 6553 also have kinematics consistent with membership to a rotationally-supported system. NGC 6528 has kinematics, metallicity and mass that argue in favor of a genuine Milky-Way bar cluster. NGC 6316's kinematics indicate membership to a hotter system than the bar.

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