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astro-ph.GA2026
The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS). II. A Catalog of Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster
Laura Ferrarese, Patrick Cote, Lauren A. MacArthur +51
The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS) is a deep, high resolution imaging campaign that used the 1 deg MegaCam instrument on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope to carr…
astro-ph.GA2024
Luminosity distance and extinction by submicrometer-sized grains
Ralf Siebenmorgen, Frank Heymann, Rolf Chini
The distance to the stars is a fundamental parameter, which is determined via two primary methods - parallax and luminosity. While the parallax is a direct trigonometric method, th…
astro-ph.GA2024
The counter-rotating stellar core of NGC 4494
L. Coccato, L. Morelli, A. Pizzella +2
Context. Kinematically decoupled cores (KDCs) are often found in the centers of early-type galaxies. Aims. We aim to investigate the kinematics, structure, and stellar populations…