Malin 1 has long been considered a prototype giant, dark matter dominated Low Surface Brightness galaxy. Two recent studies, one based on a re-analysis of VLA HI observations and the other on an archival Hubble I-band image, throw a new light on this enigmatic galaxy and on its dark/luminous matter properties.
@article{arxiv.0707.2377,
title = {The Bright and the Dark Side of Malin 1},
author = {Renzo Sancisi and Filippo Fraternali},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.2377},
year = {2015}
}
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4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the 41st ESLAB Symposium "The Impact of HST on European Astronomy", 29 May to 1 June 2007, ESTEC, Noordwijk, NL