- An HI study of a tidally interacting BCD pair, ESO 435-IG20 and ESO-IG16
- ㆍ 저자명
- Kim. Jinhyub,Sung. Eon-Chang,Chung. Aeree
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 천문학회보
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2013년|38권 2호|pp.50-50 (1 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국천문학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Blue Compact Dwarf galaxies (BCDs) are systems which have been experiencing the bursts of star formation in their central region. As one of the origins of active star formation, tidal interaction (merger or fly-by between dwarf galaxies) has been suggested. A pair of BCDs, ESO 435-IG20 and ESO 435-IG16, are suspected to be a good example of such case. They are located at a similar redshift and separated only by ~130 kpc at their distances. In addition a bridge-like HI structure has been found between these two BCDs in the HIPASS survey. In this study, using the ATCA HI data of a much better resolution, we probe the gas morphology and kinematics of individual galaxies. We discuss how tidal interaction is responsible for the high star formation rate in this BCD pair.