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astro-ph.GA2026

Rubin LSST DP2 unveils almost-dark galaxies in the Virgo Cluster

Minh Ngoc Le, Johan H. Knapen, Željko Ivezić +27

Galaxies with the faintest surface brightness are currently known only in the Local Group. Similar objects should exist beyond our vicinity and are crucial for understanding galaxy…

astro-ph.GA2026

Serendipitous discovery of an almost-dark galaxy in the Virgo Cluster

Minh Ngoc Le, Ignacio Trujillo, Sergio Guerra Arencibia +9

Analogues of extreme Local Group galaxies with very low surface brightnesses and large effective radii must exist elsewhere, still hidden due to current detection limits. We report…

astro-ph.GA2026

A Deep Look at the Ultra-Faint Milky Way Satellite Virgo III with Rubin Observatory Data Preview 2

Aashay Pai, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Peter S. Ferguson +9

We analyze the ultra-faint Milky Way satellite Virgo III using data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Preview 2 (DP2). Virgo III was observed in the Rubin "Cosmic Treasure Ch…

astro-ph.IM2026

The Rubin Observatory Target-of-Opportunity System in the First Year of Operations

Sean Patrick MacBride, R. Lynne Jones, Peter Yoachim +41

The NSF/DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a discovery machine, with unprecedented survey speed, which can be used to identify exotic astrophysical transients. In its prime mission,…

astro-ph.IM2026★ 14 cited

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Preview 1

Vera C Rubin Observatory Team, Tatiana Acero Cuellar, Emily Acosta +325

We present Rubin Data Preview 1 DP1, the first data from the NSF DOE Vera C Rubin Observatory, comprising raw and calibrated single epoch images, coadds, difference images, detecti…

astro-ph.HE2026

WFST Supernovae in the First Year: I. Statistical Study of 16 Early-phase Type Ia Supernovae from the Pilot Survey

Weiyu Wu, Ji-an Jiang, Zelin Xu +27

In this paper we present 16 early-phase type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered during the pilot survey of the 2.5-meter Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST-PS) from March 4 to July 1…