2 papers
astro-ph.GA2025
The Galactic Bulge exploration V.: The secular spherical and X-shaped Milky Way bulge
Z. Prudil, V. P. Debattista, L. Beraldo e Silva +9
In this work, we derive systemic velocities and subsequently orbits for 8456 RR~Lyrae stars. We identify interlopers from other Milky Way (MW) structures, which amount to 22 percen…
astro-ph.GA2025
The survey of planetary nebulae in Andromeda (M31) VII. Predictions of a major merger simulation model compared with chemodynamical data of the disc and inner halo substructures
C. Tsakonas, M. Arnaboldi, S. Bhattacharya +5
The nearest giant spiral, M31, exhibits a kinematically hot stellar disc, a global star formation episode ~2-4 Gyr ago, and conspicuous substructures in its stellar halo that are s…