The Ks-band Tully–Fisher Relation – A Determination of the Hubble Parameter from 218 ScI Galaxies and 16 Galaxy Clusters

Journal of astrophysics and astronomy

David G. Russell1¹ 

[1] Owego Free Academy, Owego, NY 13827, USA.$$

关键词: Distance scale;    galaxies: distances and redshifts.;   

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学科分类：天文学(综合)

来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

The value of Hubble parameter (H0) is determined using the morphologically type dependent Ks-band Tully–Fisher Relation (K-TFR). The slope and zero point are determined using 36 calibrator galaxies with ScI morphology. Calibration distances are adopted from direct Cepheid distances, and group or companion distances derived with the Surface Brightness Fluctuation Method or Type Ia Supernova. It is found that a small morphological type effect is present in the K-TFR such that ScI galaxies are more luminous at a given rotational velocity than Sa/Sb galaxies and Sbc/Sc galaxies of later luminosity classes. Distances are determined to 16 galaxy clusters and 218 ScI galaxies with minimum distances of 40.0 Mpc. From the 16 galaxy clusters a weighted mean Hubble parameter of H0 = 84.2 ± 6 km s-1 Mpc-1 is found. From the 218 ScI galaxies a Hubble parameter of H0 = 83.4 ± 8 km s-1 Mpc-1 is found. When the zero point of K-TFR is corrected to account for recent results that find a Large Magellanic Cloud distance modulus of 18.39 × 0.05, a Hubble parameter of 88.0 ± 6 km s-1 Mpc-1 is found. Effects from Malmquist bias are shown to be negligible in this sample as galaxies are restricted to a minimum rotational velocity of 150 km s-1. It is also shown that the results of this study are negligibly affected by the adopted slope for the K-TFR, inclination binning, and distance binning. A comparison with the results of the Hubble Key Project (Freedman et al. 2001) is made. Discrepancies between the K-TFR distances and the HKP I-TFR distances are discussed. Implications for 𝛬-CDM cosmology are considered with H0 = 84 km s-1 Mpc-1. It is concluded that it is very difficult to reconcile the value of H0 found in this study with ages of the oldest globular clusters and matter density of the universe derived from galaxy clusters in the context of 𝛬-CDM cosmology.

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