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We present a weak gravitational lensing analysis of supergroup SG1120$-$1202, consisting of four distinct X-ray-luminous groups, that will merge to form a cluster comparable in mass to Coma at $z=0$. These groups lie within a projected…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-14 Merijn Smit , Tim Schrabback , Malin Velander , Konrad Kuijken , Anthony H. Gonzalez , John Moustakas , Kim-Vy H. Tran

We determine the total dynamical density in the solar neighbourhood using the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution (TGAS) catalogue. Astrometric measurements of proper motion and parallax of stars inform us of both the stellar number density…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-11-04 Axel Widmark , Giacomo Monari

Our Galaxy, Andromeda and their companion dwarf galaxies form the Local Group. Most of the mass in and around it is believed to be dark matter rather than gas or stars, so its distribution must be inferred from the effect of gravity on the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-27 Ewoud Wempe , Simon D. M. White , Amina Helmi , Guilhem Lavaux , Jens Jasche

The kappa-space three-dimensional parameter system was originally defined for the physical properties of dynamically hot galaxies. Here we define self-consistent kappa-parameters for disk galaxies, galaxy groups and clusters, and globular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 David Burstein , Ralf Bender , Sandra Faber , Richard Nolthenius

The boundaries of galaxy groups and clusters are defined by the interplay between the Newtonian attractive force and the decoupling from the local expansion of the Universe. This work extends the definition of a zero radial acceleration…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-09-25 David Benisty , Moshe M. Chaichian , Anca Tureanu

The evolution of the molecular interstellar medium is controlled by processes such as turbulence, gravity, stellar feedback, and Galactic shear. AL a part of the ISM-6D https://gxli.github.io/ISM-6D/ project, using Gaia astrometric…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-04-13 Ji-Xuan Zhou , Guang-Xing Li , Bing-Qiu Chen

Rather than giving a complete overview on extragalactic Zone of Avoidance research, this paper will highlight some recent discoveries in the ZOA, such as new NIR to FIR observations (IRSF, Spitzer) of the most massive disk galaxy found…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-10-23 R. C. Kraan-Korteweg , K. J. van der Heyden , M. E. Cluver , P. A. Woudt

We present Keck/OSIRIS adaptive optics observations with 150-400 pc spatial sampling of 7 turbulent, clumpy disc galaxies from the DYNAMO sample ($0.07<z<0.2$). DYNAMO galaxies have previously been shown to be well matched in properties to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-20 P. Oliva-Altamirano , D. Fisher , K. Glazebrook , E. Wisnioski , G. Bekiaris , R. Bassett , D. Obreschkow , R. Abraham

The census of massive clusters of galaxies in the local Universe is almost complete, thanks to their prominent observational signatures at X-ray, optical, and sub-mm wavelengths. Nevertheless, a number of such systems are likely to be…

The mass distribution of the Galactic disk is constructed from the terminal velocity curve and the mass discrepancy-acceleration relation. Mass models numerically quantifying the detailed surface density profiles are tabulated. For $R_0 =…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-13 Stacy S. McGaugh

We present a refined deep-learning-based method to reconstruct the three-dimensional dark matter density, gravitational potential, and peculiar velocity fields in the Zone of Avoidance (ZOA), a region near the galactic plane with limited…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-07 Alexandra Dupuy , Donghui Jeong , Sungwook E. Hong , Ho Seong Hwang , Juhan Kim , Hélène M. Courtois

We present the latest results of the Clusters in the Zone of Avoidance (CIZA) survey, which is mapping the large-scale matter distribution behind the Milky Way by performing the first systematic search for X-ray luminous galaxy clusters at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-10-11 Dale D. Kocevski , Harald Ebeling , Chris R. Mullis , R. Brent Tully

A blind HI survey of the extragalactic sky behind the southern Milky Way has been conducted with the multibeam receiver on the 64-m Parkes radio telescope. The survey covers the Galactic longitude range 212 < l < 36 and Galactic latitudes…

We notice that nearby galaxies having high negative peculiar velocities are distributed over the sky very inhomogeneously. A part of this anisotropy is caused by the "Local Velocity Anomaly", i.e. by the bulk motion of nearby galaxies away…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Igor D. Karachentsev , Olga G. Nasonova , Helene M. Courtois

About 25% of the optical extragalactic sky is obscured by the dust and stars of our Milky Way. Dynamically important structures might still lie hidden in this zone. Various approaches are presently being employed to uncover the galaxy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Renee C. Kraan-Korteweg , Baerbel Koribalski , Sebastian Juraszek

In measurements of the clustering dipole from all-sky surveys, an important problem is the lack of information about galaxy distribution in the so-called Zone of Avoidance (ZoA). The existence of the Local Void (LV) has a systematic effect…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-07-21 Maciej Bilicki , Michał Chodorowski

Knowledge of the actual density distribution of matter in the local universe is needed for a variety of purposes, for instance as a baseline model for ultrahigh energy cosmic ray sources in the continuum limit and for predicting the diffuse…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 Yifei Li , Glennys R. Farrar

Hipparcos data provide the first, volume limited and absolute magnitude limited homogeneous tracer of stellar density and velocity distributions in the solar neighbourhood. The density of A-type stars more luminous than $M_v=2.5$ can be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Crézé , E. Chereul , O. Bienaymé , C. Pichon

Two-body energy exchange between stars orbiting massive black holes (MBHs) leads to the formation of a power-law density distribution n(r)~r^(-a) that diverges towards the MBH. For a single mass population, a=7/4 and the flow of stars is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-02-08 Clovis Hopman , Ann-Marie Madigan

This paper is the first of a series considering the properties of distribution of nearby galaxies in the low density regions. Among 7596 galaxies with radial velocities V_{LG}<3500 km/s, absolute magnitudes M_K<-18.4^m$, and Galactic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 I. D. Karachentsev , V. E. Karachentseva , O. V. Melnyk , A. A. Elyiv , D. I. Makarov