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We report a list of groups consisting of dwarf galaxies only. The sample contains 126 objects, mainly combined in pairs. The most populated group contains six dwarf galaxies. The majority of systems considered reside in the low-density…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-04-26 D. I. Makarov , R. I. Uklein

We present a list of 75 isolated late-type dwarf galaxies which have no neighbors with a relative radial velocity difference of less than 500 km/s or projected separations within 500 kpc. These were selected from $\sim$2000 dwarf galaxies…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-04-14 V. E. Karachentseva , I. D. Karachentsev , M. E. Sharina

The Local Group (LG) dwarf galaxies offer a unique window to the detailed properties of the most common type of galaxy in the Universe. In this review, I update the census of LG dwarfs based on the most recent distance and radial velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Mario Mateo

We report the discovery of a rare isolated group of five dwarf galaxies located at z = 0.0086 ($D$ = 36 Mpc). All member galaxies are star-forming, blue, and gas-rich with $g-r$ indices ranging from 0.2 to 0.6 mag, and two of them show…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-18 Sanjaya Paudel , Cristiano G. Sabiu , Suk-Jin Yoon , Pierre-Alain Duc , Jaewon Yoo , Oliver Müller

We present observations of multiple system of dwarf galaxies at the Russian 6-m telescope and the GMRT (Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope). The optical observations are a part of the programme Study of Groups of Dwarf Galaxies in the Local…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 R. I. Uklein , D. I. Makarov , S. Roychowdhury

We review basic properties of the population of dwarf galaxies in the Local Group focusing on dwarf spheroidal galaxies found in the immediate vicinity of the Milky Way. The evidence for dark matter in these objects is critically assessed.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-12-05 Ewa L. Lokas

We have searched for nearby dwarf galaxies in 27 northern groups with characteristic distances 8-15 Mpc based on the Second Palomar Sky Survey prints. In a total area of about 2000 square degrees, we have found 90 low-surface-brightness…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 I. D. Karachentsev , V. E. Karachentseva , W. K. Huchtmeier

Local Group galaxies such as the Milky Way, the Magellanic Clouds, and M31 are being used by a number of international collaborations to search for microlensing events. Type and number of detections place constraints on dark matter and the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eva K. Grebel

The study of dwarf galaxies in groups is a powerful tool for investigating galaxy evolution, chemical enrichment and environmental effects on these objects. Here we present results obtained for dwarf galaxies in the Centaurus A complex, a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 D. Crnojević , E. K. Grebel , A. A. Cole , A. Koch , M. Rejkuba , G. Da Costa , H. Jerjen

The dwarf galaxies of the Local Group are believed to be similar to the most abundant galaxies during the epoch of reionization (z>6). As a result of their proximity, there is a wealth of information that can be obtained about these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-12-23 Anna Patej , Abraham Loeb

Positional, structural and dynamical parameters for all dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group are presented, and various aspects of our observational understanding of this volume-limited sample are discussed. Over 100 nearby galaxies…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Alan W. McConnachie

We present the catalog of galaxy groups in the Local Supercluster. Our algorithm bases on assumption that a total energy of physical pair of galaxies must be negative. About 54% of the galaxies in our sample have been gathered in 1082…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 D. Makarov , I. Karachentsev

There are only a few ``dark galaxy'' candidates discovered to date in the local Universe. One of the most prominent of them is the SW component of a merging system HI 1225+01. On the other hand, the number of known very metal-poor gas-rich…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Simon A. Pustilnik

Young star clusters in interacting galaxies are often found in groups or clusters of star clusters containing up to 100 single clusters. In our project we study the future fate of these clusters of star clusters. We find that the star…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Fellhauer

Dwarf galaxies in the local group provide a unique astrophysical laboratory. Despite their proximity some of these systems still lack a reliable distance determination as well as studies of their stellar content and star formation history.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jan Snigula , Claus Goessl , Ulrich Hopp , Heinz Barwig

After summarizing the characteristics of different types of dwarf galaxies I briefly review our current state of knowledge of dwarf galaxy evolution in the Local Group, for which we now have a fairly detailed although by no means…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eva K. Grebel

The Solo (Solitary Local) Dwarf Galaxy survey is a volume limited, wide-field g- and i- band survey of all known nearby (<3 Mpc) and isolated (>300 kpc from the Milky Way or M31) dwarf galaxies. This set of 44 dwarfs are homogeneously…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-20 C. R. Higgs , A. W. McConnachie , N. Annau , M. Irwin , G. Battaglia , P. Côté , G. F. Lewis , K. Venn

Dwarf galaxies in the Local Group provide a unique astrophysical laboratory. Despite their proximity some of these systems still lack a reliable distance determination as well as studies of their stellar content and star formation history.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. A. Goessl , J. Snigula , U. Hopp

Associations of dwarf galaxies are loose systems composed exclusively of dwarf galaxies. These systems were identified in the Local Volume for the first time more than thirty years ago. We study these systems in the cosmological framework…

We report a catalog of 509 pairs identified among 10403 nearby galaxies with line-of-sight velocities V_LG < 3500 km/s.We selected binary systems in accordance with two criteria (bounding and temporal), which require the physical pair of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 I. D. Karachentsev , D. I. Makarov
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