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Taking advantage of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe82 data, we have explored the spatial distribution of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) within an area of 8$\times$8 Mpc$^2$ centred around the galaxy cluster Abell 168 ($z$ = 0.045). This…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-21 Javier Román , Ignacio Trujillo

We use the \textsc{Romulus25} cosmological simulation volume to identify the largest-ever simulated sample of {\it field} ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs). At $z=0$, we find that isolated UDGs have average star formation rates, colors, and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-20 Anna C. Wright , Michael Tremmel , Alyson M. Brooks , Ferah Munshi , Daisuke Nagai , Ray S. Sharma , Thomas R. Quinn

We measure NUV aperture magnitudes from {\sl GALEX} images for 258 ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) candidates drawn from the initial SMUDGes survey of $\sim 300$ square degrees surrounding, and including, the Coma galaxy cluster. For the vast…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-04-15 Pranjal RS , Dennis Zaritsky , Richard Donnerstein , Kristine Spekkens

Context: This paper focuses on a class of galaxies characterised by an extremely low surface brightness: the ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs). We used new integral-field spectroscopic data from the ESO Large Programme Looking into the faintEst…

We investigate the on-average properties for 28 star-forming ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) located in low-density environments, by stacking their spectra from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. These relatively-isolated UDGs, with stellar masses…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-08-19 Yu Rong , Kai Zhu , Evelyn J. Johnston , Hong-Xin Zhang , Tianwen Cao , Thomas H. Puzia , Gaspar Galaz

Due to the peculiar properties of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs), understanding their origin presents a major challenge. Previous X-ray studies demonstrated that the bulk of UDGs lack substantial X-ray emission, implying that they reside in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-07 Akos Bogdan

In this second paper of the series, we study with new Keck/DEIMOS spectra the stellar populations of seven spectroscopically confirmed ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the Coma cluster. We find intermediate to old ages (~ 7Gyr), low…

We present the results of the spectroscopic and photometric follow-up of two field galaxies that were selected as possible stellar counterparts of local high velocity clouds. Our analysis shows that the two systems are distant (D>20 Mpc)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-02-08 M. Bellazzini , V. Belokurov , L. Magrini , F. Fraternali , V. Testa , G. Beccari , A. Marchetti , R. Carini

We address the origin of Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs), which have stellar masses typical of dwarf galaxies but effective radii of Milky Way-sized objects. Their formation mechanism, and whether they are failed $\rm L_{\star}$ galaxies or…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-14 Arianna Di Cintio , Chris B. Brook , Aaron A. Dutton , Andrea V. Macciò , Aura C. Obreja , Avishai Dekel

This is the first in a series of papers on the properties of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in clusters of galaxies. We present an updated catalog of UDGs in the Coma cluster using \textit{g}- and \textit{r}-band images obtained with Hyper…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-07-17 Jose Miguel Bautista , Jin Koda , Masafumi Yagi , Yutaka Komiyama , Hitomi Yamanoi

Using deep g,r,i imaging from the VEGAS survey, we have searched for ultra diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the IC 1459 group. Assuming they are group members, we identify 9 galaxies with physical sizes and surface brightnesses that match the UDG…

In this study, we compare the structural parameters of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) to those of other dwarf galaxies and investigate whether UDGs form a distinct population. We observed deep $u'$-, $g'$-, and $r'$-band images (maximum…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-03-18 Raphael Zöller , Matthias Kluge , Benjamin Staiger , Ralf Bender

We increase the sample of ultra diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in lower density environments with characterized globular cluster (GC) populations using new Hubble Space Telescope observations of nine UDGs in group environments. While the bulk of…

To investigate the origin of elevated globular cluster abundances observed around Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs), we simulate globular cluster populations hosted by UDGs formed through tidal heating. Specifically, globular cluster (GC)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-11 Timothy Carleton , Yicheng Guo , Ferah Munshi , Michael Tremmel , Anna Wright

We report the discovery of a large population of Ultra-diffuse Galaxies (UDGs) in the massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 (z=0.308) as observed by the Hubble Frontier Fields program. Since this cluster is ~5 times more massive than Coma, our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-19 Steven Janssens , Roberto Abraham , Jean Brodie , Duncan Forbes , Aaron J. Romanowsky , Pieter van Dokkum

We re-examine the 7,070 candidate ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the SMUDGes survey and provide classifications based on their visual morphology. Among the more interesting cases, we identify objects along a low surface brightness galaxy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-14 Dennis Zaritsky , Richard Donnerstein , Donghyeon J. Khim

Ultra Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs), a type of large Low Surface Brightness (LSB) galaxies with particularly large effective radii (r_eff > 1.5 kpc), are now routinely studied in the local (z<0.1) universe. While they are found to be abundant in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-17 Aisha Bachmann , Remco F. J. van der Burg , Jérémy Fensch , Gabriel Brammer , Adam Muzzin

Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) exhibit morphological similarities with other low-luminosity galaxies indicating a possible evolutionary connection. We investigate for common dynamical characteristics of isolated, HI-rich UDGs with other low…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-01-22 Nilanjana Nandi , Arunima Banerjee , Ganesh Narayanan

Galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (UDF) larger than 10 pixels (0.3 arcsec) have been classified according to morphology and their photometric properties are presented. There are 269 spirals, 100 ellipticals, 114 chains, 126…

In this paper we report on the discovery of 27 low-surface brightness galaxies, of which 12 are candidate ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) in the Hydra I cluster, based on deep observations taken as part of the VST Early-type Galaxy Survey…