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We undertook a search for new dwarf galaxies in the vicinity of relatively isolated nearby galaxies with distances $D < 12$ Mpc and stellar masses in the $2\times10^{11}-3\times10^8~M_{\odot}$ interval, using the data from the DESI Legacy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-02-22 I. D. Karachentsev , E. I. Kaisina

We present initial results of a survey of host $L_{*}$ galaxies environments in the Local Volume ($D<10\,$Mpc) searching for satellite dwarf galaxy candidates using the wide-field Hyper Suprime-Cam imager on the 8m Subaru Telescope. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-08 E. Crosby , H. Jerjen , O. Müller , M. Pawlowski , M. Mateo , M. Dirnberger

We report the discovery of 40 new satellite dwarf galaxy candidates in the sphere of influence of the Sombrero galaxy (M104) the most luminous galaxy in the Local Volume. Using the Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam, we surveyed 14.4 square degrees…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-12-07 Ethan Crosby , Helmut Jerjen , Oliver Müller , Marcel S. Pawlowski , Mario Mateo , Federico Lelli

We carried out a survey of low-surface-brightness companions around nine luminous Local Volume galaxies using long exposures with small amateur telescopes. We found 12 low- and very low-surface-brightness objects around the galaxies: NGC…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-04-01 I. D. Karachentsev , P. Riepe , T. Zilch

We undertook a search for new nearby dwarf galaxies outside the known groups in the Local Volume using the data on DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys. In a wide sky area of $\sim$5000 square degrees directed toward the Local Void, we found only 12…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-12-11 I. D. Karachentsev , V. E. Karachentseva , S. S. Kaisin , E. I. Kaisina

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

The abundance of satellite dwarf galaxies has long been considered a crucial test for the current model of cosmology leading to the well-known missing satellite problem. Recent advances in both simulations and observations have allowed to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-04 Oliver Müller , Helmut Jerjen

We present the results of an extensive search for dwarf satellite galaxies around 10 primary host galaxies in the Local Volume (D$<$12 Mpc) using archival CFHT/MegaCam imaging data. The hosts span a wide range in properties, with stellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-25 Scott G. Carlsten , Johnny P. Greco , Rachael L. Beaton , Jenny E. Greene

We present a new observation of satellite galaxies around seven Milky Way (MW)-like galaxies located outside of the Local Group (LG) using Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam imaging data to statistically address the missing satellite problem. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-09-07 Masashi Nashimoto , Masayuki Tanaka , Masashi Chiba , Kohei Hayashi , Yutaka Komiyama , Takashi Okamoto

We study the Local Group (LG) dwarf galaxy population predicted by the \apostle $\Lambda$CDM cosmological hydrodynamics simulations. These indicate that: (i)~the total mass within $3$ Mpc of the Milky Way-Andromeda midpoint ($M_{\rm 3Mpc}$)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-08 Azadeh Fattahi , Julio F. Navarro , Carlos S. Frenk

We review observational data about a sample of Local Volume objects containing about 1000 galaxies within 11 Mpc of the Milky Way. Dwarf galaxies with stellar masses $M_*/M_{\odot} < 9$ dex make up 5/6 of the sample. Almost 40% of them have…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-06-19 I. D. Karachentsev , E. I Kaisina

We conduct a survey of low surface brightness (LSB) satellite galaxies around the Local Volume massive spirals using long exposures with small amateur telescopes. We identified 27 low and very low surface brightness objects around the…

We present observations of 82 Local Group dwarf galaxy candidates, of which 62 were chosen visually from ESO-SRC survey plates of the southern sky (32 of which were not previously catalogued) and the rest suggested by various sources in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Alan B. Whiting , G. K. T. Hau , Mike Irwin

We have conducted a search of a 9 deg$^{2}$ region of the CFHTLS around the Milky Way analog M101 (D$\sim$7 Mpc), in order to look for previously unknown low surface brightness galaxies. This search has uncovered 38 new low surface…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-06 P. Bennet , D. J. Sand , D. Crnojević , K. Spekkens , D. Zaritsky , A. Karunakaran

We present results from a resolved stellar population search for dwarf satellite galaxies of six nearby (D $<5$ Mpc), sub-Milky-Way mass hosts using deep ($m\sim27$ mag) optical imaging from the Large Binocular Telescope. We perform image…

We present neutral atomic hydrogen (HI) observations using the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) along the lines of sight to 49 dwarf satellite galaxy candidates around eight Local Volume systems (M104, M51, NGC1023, NGC1156,…

We present the first comprehensive census of the satellite population around a Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) stellar-mass galaxy, as part of the Magellanic Analog Dwarf Companions and Stellar Halos (MADCASH) survey. We have surveyed NGC 2403…

We present multicolour imaging for 33 dwarf and intermediate-luminosity galaxies in the field of the NGC 5044 Group, complemented with mid-resolution spectroscopy for a subsample of 13 objects. With these data, a revised membership and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Sergio A. Cellone , Alberto Buzzoni

We present the results of the Large Binocular Telescope Satellites Of Nearby Galaxies Survey (LBT-SONG) ``Far Sample,'' including survey completeness estimates. We find 10 satellite candidates in the inner virial regions of 13 star-forming…

The local universe is still full of hidden dwarf galaxies to be discovered using deep imaging campaigns. Here we present the third paper in a series to search for low-surface brightness dwarf galaxies around nearby isolated luminous host…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-17 Oliver Müller , Helmut Jerjen , Salvatore Taibi , Nick Heesters , Ethan Crosby , Marcel S. Pawlowski
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