Dark matter fraction derived from the M31 rotation curve
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0025-02
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EDP Sciences
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Mass estimates of a spiral galaxy derived from its rotation curve must account for the galaxy's past accretion history. There are several lines of evidence indicating that M31 experienced a major merger 2 to 3 Gyr ago. In this work, we generated a dynamical model of M31 as a merger remnant that reproduces most of its properties, including from the central bar to the outskirts. The model accounts for M31's past major merger and reproduces the details of its rotation curve, including its 14 kpc bump and the observed increase of velocity beyond 25 kpc. We find non-equilibrium and oscillatory motions in the gas of the merger-remnant outskirts caused by material in a tidal tail returning to the merger remnant. A total dynamical M31 mass of 4.5× 1011 M⊙ within 137 kpc was obtained after scaling it to the observed HI rotation curve. Within this radial distance, we find that 68% of the total dynamical mass is dark. © The Authors 2025.
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Dark matter; Galaxies: halos; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Local Group