Spectroscopy of Reticulum II

Based on the spectra of 25 Ret II member stars selected from Dark Energy Survey imaging, we measure a mean heliocentric velocity of 62.8+/-0.5km/s and a velocity dispersion of 3.3+/-0.7km/s. The mass-to-light ratio of Ret II within its half-light radius is 470+/-210M_{sun}_/L_{sun}_, demonstrating that it is a strongly dark matter-dominated system.

Despite its spatial proximity to the Magellanic Clouds, the radial velocity of Ret II differs from that of the LMC and SMC by 199 and 83km/s, respectively, suggesting that it is not gravitationally bound to the Magellanic system. The likely member stars of Ret II span 1.3dex in metallicity, with a dispersion of 0.28+/-0.09dex, and we identify several extremely metal-poor stars with [Fe/H]<-3. In combination with its luminosity, size, and ellipticity, these results confirm that Ret II is an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy.