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We use Gaia DR2 astrometric and line-of-sight velocity information combined with two sets of distances obtained with a Bayesian inference method to study the 3D velocity distribution in the Milky Way disc. We search for variations in all…

We present a map of the spiral structure of the Galaxy, as traced by molecular CS emission associated with IRAS sources which are believed to be compact HII regions. The CS line velocities are used to determine the kinematic distances of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 J. R. D. Lepine , A. Roman-Lopes , Zulema Abraham , T. C. Junqueira , Yu. N. Mishurov

Recent observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of massive galaxies at ages below 1 Gyr pose a challenge to standard models of galaxy formation, which predict significantly longer assembly timescales. One possible explanation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-25 G. S. Karapetian , A. P. Mahtessian , L. E. Byzalov , M. A. Hovhannisyan , L. A. Mahtessian

The aim of this work is to contribute to the understanding of the stellar velocity distribution in the solar neighborhood (SN). We propose that the structures on the $U-V$ planes, known as the moving groups, can be mainly explained by the…

High resolution N-body simulations using different codes and initial condition techniques reveal two different behaviours for the rotation frequency of transient spiral arms like structures. Whereas unbarred disks present spiral arms nearly…

Aims. We constrain the dynamical perturbations of the spiral arms in the Milky Way disk, based on the non-axisymmetric streaming motions of RGB stars revealed by APOGEE and \textit{Gaia}. Methods. We develop a revised steady-state…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-12 Xi-Can Tang , Zhi Li , Iulia T. Simion , Hao Tian , Zhijian Luo , Shuting Fan , Zi-Qi Li

We report the discovery of 34 new open clusters and candidates as a result of a systematic search carried out in 200 adjacent fields of 1x1 square degrees area projected towards the Galactic bulge, using Gaia DR2 data. The objects were…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-10 Filipe A. Ferreira , W. J. B. Corradi , F. F. S. Maia , M. S. Angelo , J. F. C. Santos

We present high-resolution (30 mas or 130 au at 4.2 kpc) Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations at 1.2 mm of the disc around the forming O-type star AFGL 4176 mm1. The disc (AFGL 4176 mm1-main) has a radius of ~1000 au…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-19 K. G. Johnston , M. G. Hoare , H. Beuther , R. Kuiper , N. D. Kee , H. Linz , P. Boley , L. T. Maud , A. Ahmadi , T. P. Robitaille

The spiral structure in the Solar neighborhood is an important issue in astronomy. In the past few years, there is significant progress in observation. The distances for a large number of good spiral tracers, i.e. giant molecular clouds,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-10-12 L. G. Hou

We discuss a model for the Milky Way obtained by fitting the observed terminal velocities with the radial acceleration relation. The resulting stellar surface density profile departs from a smooth exponential disk, having bumps and wiggles…

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A simple one-dimensional axisymmetric disc model is applied to the kinematics of OB stars near the Sun obtained from Gaia DR3 catalogue. The model determines the 'local centrifugal speed' $V_\mathrm{c}(R_{0})$ - defined as the circular…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-11 Aisha S. Almannaei , Daisuke Kawata , Junichi Baba , Jason A. S. Hunt , George Seabroke , Ziyang Yan

We report the existence of spiral arms in the recently formed gaseous and dusty disk of the closest giant elliptical, NGC 5128 (Centaurus A), using high resolution 12CO(2-1) observations of the central 3 arcmin (3 kpc) obtained with the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 D. Espada , S. Matsushita , A. B. Peck , C. Henkel , F. Israel , D. Iono

Kinematic and spectroscopic studies in the past few years have revealed coherent azimuthal metallicity variations across the Milky Way's disk that may be the result of dynamical processes associated with non-axisymmetric features of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-07 Carlos Jurado , Keith Hawkins , Jason A. S. Hunt , Zoe Hackshaw , Carrie Filion , Neige Frankel , Christopher Carr

We cross-match the Alma catalog of OB stars with Gaia DR2 astrometry and photometry as a first step towards producing a clean sample of massive stars in the solar neighbourhood with a high degree of completeness. We analyze the resulting…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-23 M. Pantaleoni González , J. Maíz Apellániz , R. H. Barbá , B. Cameron Reed

Context. The observed scarcity of brown dwarfs in close orbits (within 10 au) around solar-type stars poses significant questions about the origins of these substellar companions. These questions impact our broader understanding of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-06 N. Unger , D. Ségransan , D. Barbato , J. -B. Delisle , J. Sahlmann , B. Holl , S. Udry

Spiral arms shown by different components may not be spatially coincident, which can constrain formation mechanisms of spiral structure in a galaxy. We reassess the spiral arm tangency directions in the Milky Way through identifying the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-30 L. G. Hou , J. L. Han

Action space synthesizes the orbital information of stars and is well-suited to analyse the rich kinematic substructure of the disc in the \emph{Gaia} DR2 radial velocity sample (RVS). We revisit the strong perturbation induced in the Milky…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-11-29 Wilma H. Trick , Francesca Fragkoudi , Jason A. S. Hunt , J. Ted Mackereth , Simon D. M. White

The second data release of ESA's $Gaia$ mission revealed numerous signatures of disequilibrium in the Milky Way's disc. These signatures are seen in the planar kinematics of stars, which manifest as ridges and ripples in $R-v_{\phi}$, and…

We present deep V and I photometry of stellar field in four previously unstudied low latitude regions of the Galactic disk. All observed fields are located at the western side of the Galactic Center in the direction of the Coalsack-Carina…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 A. Vallenari , G. Bertelli , L. Schmidtobreick

Identifying and characterizing young populations of star-forming regions is crucial to unravel their properties. In this regard, Gaia-DR3 data and machine learning tools are very useful for studying large star-forming complexes. In this…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-05-03 Swagat R. Das , Saumya Gupta , Prem Prakash , Manash Samal , Jessy Jose