ESO 461-G036 (HIPASS
J2003-31) is a dwarf irregular galaxy at a TRGB distance of 7.83
± 0.63 Mpc (Karachentsev et al. 2006). It appears very isolated, having
no known neighbours within at least 5 degr. Our ATCA HI data show a remarkable,
regularly rotating HI disc extending well beyond the stellar body. The HIPASS
and ATCA HI observations both indicate a total HI flux density of 7.5 Jy km/s,
corresponding to an HI mass of 1.1 × 108 M☉.
The velocity field suggests a mild warp of the outer disc, which has a diameter
of ~6 arcmin. Our HI maps show a significant swing of the position angle.
While the HI emission in the inner most region is aligned with the stellar
extent (PA ~ 20 degr), the kinematic major axis suggests rotation along a
different axis (PA ~ 340 degr). Begum et al. (2008) observed ESO 461-G036 as
part of the FIGGS project. Their estimates of FHI and DHI
are underestimates due to the limited observed velocity range as evident by
the truncated HI spectrum in their Fig. 5. Kreckel et al. (2011) analyse VLA
HI data and obtain a rotation curve showing vrot ~ 51 km/s (for i
~ 65 degr), and Rmax = 6.8 kpc. Without the influence of
neighbouring galaxies, the kinematics of the large HI disc of ESO 461-G036
reflect its intrinsic evolution. Similar to NGC 2915, the galaxy is dominated
by a large dark matter halo.
Reference:
Koribalski et al. 2018
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