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We have obtained new CCD photometry for a sample of $\simeq 800$ early-type galaxies (dwarf and giant ellipticals) in the central 700 arcmin$^2$ of the Coma cluster, complete in color and in magnitude to $R = 22.5$ mag ($M_R \simeq -12$ mag…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Jeff Secker , William E. Harris

We analyze the optical counterpart to the ultra-compact high velocity cloud AGC 226067, utilizing imaging taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space Telescope. The color magnitude diagram of the main body of AGC…

We present deep optical imaging of the inner 1.5 x 1.5 degrees of the Virgo cluster to search for diffuse intracluster light (ICL). Our image reaches a 1 sigma depth of mu_v=28.5 mag/arcsec^2 -- 1.5 mag/arcsec^2 deeper than previous surveys…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Chris Mihos , Paul Harding , John Feldmeier , Heather Morrison

We have discovered a partially eclipsing white dwarf, low-mass M dwarf binary (3 hour 54.41 second orbital period), SDSS J143547.87+373338.5, from May 2007 observations at the WIYN telescope. Here we present blue band photometry of three…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Justin D. R. Steinfadt , Lars Bildsten , Steve B. Howell

The Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy provides us with the unique opportunity to study an ongoing Galactic cannibalistic event between our Milky Way Galaxy and a satellite dwarf galaxy. Understanding this event crucially requires…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-06 Ellie K. H. Toguchi-Tani , Daniel R. Hey , Thomas de Boer , Peter M. Frinchaboy , Daniel Huber

We use the unprecedented resolution and depth of the JWST NIRCam Early Release Observations at 1-5 $\mu$m to study the stellar mass, age, and metallicity of compact star clusters in the neighborhood of the host galaxies in the SMACS…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-12-14 Andreas L. Faisst , Ranga Ram Chary , Gabriel Brammer , Sune Toft

We present 3.6 and 4.5 micron Spitzer IRAC imaging over 0.77 square degrees at the Virgo cluster core for the purpose of understanding the formation mechanisms of the low surface brightness intracluster light features. Instrumental and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 J. E. Krick , C. Bridge , V. Desai , J. C. Mihos , E. Murphy , C. Rudick , J. Surace , J. Neill

We present near-infrared H-band (1.65micron) observations and surface brightness profile decompositions for 75 faint (13.5 < m_p < 18.5) galaxies, primarily taken among dwarf Ellipticals members of the Virgo cluster. We model their surface…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 G. Gavazzi , S. Zibetti , A. Boselli , P. Franzetti , M. Scodeggio , S. Martocchi

The fraction of star-forming to quiescent dwarf galaxies varies from almost infinity in the field to zero in the centers of rich galaxy clusters. What is causing this pronounced morphology-density relation? What do quiescent dwarf galaxies…

We present ultraviolet (UV) color-magnitude relations (CMRs) of early-type dwarf galaxies in the Virgo cluster, based on Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) UV and Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) optical imaging data. We find that dwarf…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Suk Kim , Soo-Chang Rey , Thorsten Lisker , Sangmo Tony Sohn

Context. In spite of the numerous studies of low-luminosity galaxies in different environments, there is still no consensus about their formation scenario. In particular, a large number of galaxies displaying extremely low-surface…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-11-30 A. V. Smith Castelli , F. R. Faifer , C. G. Escudero

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies (UFDs) are newcomers among galaxies, and are the faintest galaxies in the observed universe. To date, they have only been found around the Milky Way Galaxy and M31 in the Local Group. We present the discovery of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 In Sung Jang , Myung Gyoon Lee

The position of the giant elliptical galaxy M87 at the center of the Virgo Cluster means that the inferred column density of dark matter associated with both the cluster halo and the galaxy halo is quite large. This system is thus an…

We report the discovery of 47 low surface brightness objects in deep images of a 3 x 3 degree field centered on the Coma cluster, obtained with the Dragonfly Telephoto Array. The objects have central surface brightness mu(g,0) ranging from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Pieter van Dokkum , Roberto Abraham , Allison Merritt , Jielai Zhang , Marla Geha , Charlie Conroy

We present the discovery of an isolated compact elliptical (cE) galaxy, found during a search of SDSS DR7 for cEs, and for which we obtained WHT/ACAM imaging. It is ~900 kpc distant from its nearest neighbour, has an effective r-band radius…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Avon Huxor , Steve Phillipps , James Price

We report the discovery of a very diverse set of five low-surface brightness (LSB) dwarf galaxy candidates in Hickson Compact Group 90 (HCG 90) detected in deep U- and I-band images obtained with VLT/VIMOS. These are the first LSB dwarf…

It is shown that bright cluster dwarf ellipticals follow a relation between metallicity and apparent flattening. Rounder dwarfs tend to be more metal-rich. The evidence is based on colour as well as spectroscopic line-strength data from the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Fabio D. Barazza , Bruno Binggeli

We have determined the dynamical mass of the most luminous stellar cluster known to date, i.e. object W3 in the merger remnant galaxy NGC 7252. The dynamical mass is estimated from the velocity dispersion measured with the high-resolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. Maraston , N. Bastian , R. P. Saglia , M. Kissler-Patig , F. Schweizer , P. Goudfrooij

Results are presented of a deep optical survey of the Ursa Major Cluster, a spiral-rich cluster of galaxies at a distance of 18.6 Mpc which contains about 30% of the light but only 5% of the mass of the nearby Virgo Cluster. Fields around…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Neil Trentham , R. Brent Tully , Marc A. W. Verheijen

We performed a search for new dwarf galaxies in a direction towards the southwestern part of the Local Void using the data on DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys. In a sky area of $\sim1000$ square degrees, we discovered 12 candidates to nearby…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-20 A. A. Popova , I. D. Karachentsev
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