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Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies : Keystones of Galaxy Evolution [PDF]
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1994 Dwarf spheroidal galaxies are the most insignificant extragalactic stellar systems in terms of their visibility, but potentially very significant in terms of their role in the formation and evolution of much more luminous galaxies. We discuss the present
Gallagher III, John S. +1 more
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WFPC2 Observations of the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
The Astronomical Journal, 1997 We present our analysis of Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 observations in F555W (~V) and F814W (~I) of the Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy. The resulting V vs (V-I) color-magnitude diagrams reach V ~ 27.1 mag. The reddening of Carina
Mighell, Kenneth J.
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Laboratory exploration of mineral precipitates from Europa's subsurface ocean
Journal of Applied Crystallography, Volume 54, Issue 5, Page 1455-1479, October 2021., 2021 Precipitation experiments from a model Europan ocean solution subjected to fast and slow freezing suggest that the highly hydrated Na–Mg sulfate phase Na2Mg(SO4)2·16H2O is one of the lowest‐temperature mineral phases likely to be stable on Europa's surface and may therefore be astrobiologically significant.The precipitation of hydrated phases from a ...
Stephen P. Thompson +5 more
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 126, Issue 5, May 2021., 2021 Abstract The origin of the interstellar object 1I/‘Oumuamua has defied explanation. In a companion paper (Jackson & Desch, 2021), we show that a body of N2 ice with axes 45 m × 44 m × 7.5 m at the time of observation would be consistent with its albedo, nongravitational acceleration, and lack of observed CO or CO2 or dust.
S. J. Desch, A. P. Jackson
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Mass Modelling of dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2007 AbstractWe study the origin and properties of unbound stars in the kinematic samples of dwarf spheroidal galaxies. For this purpose we have run a high resolution N-body simulation of a two-component dwarf galaxy orbiting in a Milky Way potential. We create mock kinematic data sets by observing the dwarf in different directions.
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Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 1998 We present a study of the smallest and faintest galaxies found in a very deep photographic R band survey of regions of the Virgo Cluster, totalling over 3 square degrees, made with the UK Schmidt Telescope. The objects we detect have the same physical sizes and surface brightnesses as Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxies.
Jones, JB +3 more
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Kinematic subpopulations in dwarf spheroidal galaxies [PDF]
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2010 Submitted to ...
Ural, Uğur +9 more
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The Andromeda Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies [PDF]
Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 1999 Our current knowledge of M31's dwarf spheroidal companions is reviewed. Two topics of recent interest constitute the bulk of this review. First, color-magnitude diagrams reaching below the horizontal branch have been constructed for two M31 dwarf spheroidals, based on images from HST/WFPC2. The horizontal branches are predominantly red in both galaxies,
Armandroff, Taft E., Da Costa, Gary S.
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Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies [PDF]
Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 1994 Dwarf Spheroidal (dSph) galaxies are the faintest baryonic systems recognized as galaxies. Understanding the structure and stellar populations of these systems is critical for the modelling of their formation and evolution, and by extension, for understanding the general problem of galaxy formation ...
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The Origin Of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies [PDF]
Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 1983 Two dwarf spheroidal galaxies are associated with the Magellanic Stream with their major axes oriented along it. Evidence suggests that all the dwarf spheroidal satellites of the Galaxy belong to one or other of two streams of tidal debris. If this is true the orbits will give the first reliable determination of the total mass of the Galaxy out to 120 ...
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