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most citedUnveiling a Rich System of Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the Next Generation Fornax Survey

189 citations · 798 across the 25 of their papers we have counts for

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26 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

Multi-Method Machine Learning Classification of Astronomical Sources with Rubin Data Previews: a Spectroscopy-Free Approach with DP1 and DP2

Andrés Alejandro Plazas Malagón, Yasna Ordenes-Briceño, Dan S. Taranu +8

We present a multi-method machine-learning study for the binary photometric classification of point-like and extended sources in the Rubin Observatory Data Preview 1 (DP1) and Data…

astro-ph.GA2026

Tidal pre-conditioning and ram-pressure stripping in NGC 1427A. Deep VLT/MUSE spectroscopy and FUV-to-radio observations trace a Fornax Cluster dwarf in transformation

J. P. Carvajal, T. H. Puzia, M. Blaña +11

The early environmental transformation of low-mass cluster galaxies from gas-rich to gas-poor remains poorly constrained, partly because clear, phase-resolved observations are rare…

astro-ph.GA2025

The Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS).VIII. A Support Vector Machine Approach for Disentangling Globular Clusters from other Sources

Yasna Ordenes-Briceño, Thomas H. Puzia, Paul Eigenthaler +8

Wide-field, multi-band surveys now detect millions of unresolved sources in nearby galaxy clusters, yet separating globular clusters (GCs) from foreground stars and background gala…

astro-ph.GA2025

The contribution of the color space in LSST-like photometry for the selection of extragalactic globular cluster candidates

Nicholas Schweder-Souza, Ana L. Chies-Santos, Rafael S. de Souza +16

Globular clusters (GCs) are excellent tracers of their host galaxies' evolutionary histories. Traditional methods for identifying GCs in galaxies rely on cuts over photometric cata…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

Diving into dangerous tides: The impact of galaxy cluster tidal environments on satellite galaxy mass densities

Matias Blaña, Thomas H. Puzia, Yasna Ordenes-Briceño +8

Satellite galaxies endure powerful environmental tidal forces that drive mass stripping of their outer regions. Consequently, satellites located in central regions of galaxy cluste…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

The distant Milky Way halo from the Southern hemisphere: Characterization of the LMC-induced dynamical-friction wake

Manuel Cavieres, Julio Chanamé, Camila Navarrete +6

The infall of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) into the Milky Way's halo impacts the distribution of stars and dark matter in our Galaxy. Mapping the observational consequences of…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 9 cited

A MUSE View of the Core of the Giant Low Surface Brightness Galaxy Malin 1

Evelyn J. Johnston, Gaspar Galaz, Matias Blaña +8

Aims. The central region of the Giant Low Surface Brightness galaxy Malin 1 has long been known to have a complex morphology with evidence of a bulge, disc, and potentially a bar h…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 12 cited

The giant low surface brightness galaxy Malin 1: new constraints for its molecular gas mass from GBT/ARGUS observations

Gaspar Galaz, David T. Frayer, Matias Blaña +8

We report on results from GBT/ARGUS CO(1-0) observations for the giant low surface brightness galaxy Malin 1, which allow us to determine an upper limit for its CO mass, and…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 10 cited

The relation between globular cluster systems and supermassive black holes in spiral galaxies III. The link to the correlation

Rosa A. González-Lópezlira, Luis Lomelí-Núñez, Yasna Ordenes-Briceño +6

We continue to explore the relationship between globular cluster total number, , and central black hole mass, , in spiral galaxies. We present here results f…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 19 cited

BUDDI-MaNGA II: The Star-Formation Histories of Bulges and Discs of S0s

Evelyn J. Johnston, Boris Häußler, Keerthana Jegatheesan +7

Many processes have been proposed to explain the quenching of star formation in spiral galaxies and their transformation into S0s. These processes affect the bulge and disc in diff…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 95 cited

Extending the evolution of the stellar mass-size relation at to low stellar mass galaxies from HFF and CANDELS

Kalina V. Nedkova, Boris Häußler, Danilo Marchesini +23

We reliably extend the stellar mass-size relation over to low stellar mass galaxies by combining the depth of Hubble Frontier Fields (HFF) with the large volume c…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 33 cited

The Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS): VII. A MUSE view of the nuclear star clusters in Fornax dwarf galaxies

Evelyn J. Johnston, Thomas H. Puzia, Giuseppe D'Ago +16

Clues to the formation and evolution of Nuclear Star Clusters (NSCs) lie in their stellar populations. However, these structures are often very faint compared to their host galaxy,…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 12 cited

The Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS): VI. The Alignment of Dwarf Galaxies in The Fornax Cluster

Yu Rong, Thomas H. Puzia, Paul Eigenthaler +16

Using the photometric data from the Next Generation Fornax Survey, we find a significant radial alignment signal among the Fornax dwarf galaxies. For the first time, we report that…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 9 cited

Spectroscopy of NGC 4258 globular cluster candidates: membership confirmation and kinematics

Rosa A. Gonzaléz-Lópezlira, Y. D. Mayya, Laurent Loinard +9

We present multi-object spectroscopic observations of 23 globular cluster candidates (GCCs) in the prototypical megamaser galaxy NGC 4258, carried out with the OSIRIS instrument at…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 7 cited

The Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS): V. Discovery of a dwarf-dwarf galaxy pair at z=0.30 and its characterization using deep VLT/MUSE observations

Evelyn J. Johnston, Paul Eigenthaler, Thomas Puzia +11

We report the detection of a pair of dwarf galaxies at which may be in the early stages of an interaction. Both galaxies have stellar masses of , and d…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 33 cited

How nucleation and luminosity shape faint dwarf galaxies

R. Sánchez-Janssen, T. H. Puzia, L. Ferrarese +9

We study the intrinsic shapes of a sample of over 400 quiescent galaxies in the cores of the Virgo and Fornax clusters with luminosities .…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 26 cited

A Collection of New Dwarf Galaxies in NGC5128's Western Halo

Matthew A. Taylor, Paul Eigenthaler, Thomas H. Puzia +5

We report the photometric properties of 16 dwarf galaxies, 15 of which are newly identified, in the Western halo of the nearby giant elliptical galaxy NGC5128. All candidates are f…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 62 cited

The Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS): IV. Mass and Age Bimodality of Nuclear Clusters in the Fornax Core Region

Y. Ordenes-Briceño, T. H. Puzia, P. Eigenthaler +15

We present the analysis of 61 nucleated dwarf galaxies in the central regions () of the Fornax galaxy cluster. The galaxies and their nuclei are studied as part of…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 42 cited

The Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS): III. Revealing the Spatial Substructure of the Dwarf Galaxy Population inside half of Fornax's Virial Radius

Y. Ordenes-Briceño, P. Eigenthaler, M. A. Taylor +15

We report the discovery of 271 previously undetected dwarf galaxies in the outer Fornax cluster regions at radii using data from the Next Genera…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 46 cited

The Fornax Cluster VLT Spectroscopic Survey. I - VIMOS spectroscopy of compact stellar systems in the Fornax core region

V. Pota, N. R. Napolitano, M. Hilker +21

We present the results of a wide spectroscopic survey aimed at detecting extragalactic globular clusters (GCs) in the core of the Fornax cluster. About 4500 low resolution spectra…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 120 cited

The Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS): II. The Central Dwarf Galaxy Population

Paul Eigenthaler, Thomas H. Puzia, Matthew A. Taylor +23

We present a photometric study of the dwarf galaxy population in the core region () of the Fornax galaxy cluster based on deep photometry from the Next Ge…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 20 cited

The relation between globular cluster systems and supermassive black holes in spiral galaxies. The case study of NGC 4258

Rosa A. González-Lópezlira, Luis Lomelí-Núñez, Karla Álamo-Martínez +7

We aim to explore the relationship between globular cluster total number, , and central black hole mass, , in spiral galaxies, and compare it with that recen…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 23 cited

New Constraints on a complex relation between globular cluster colors and environment

Mathieu Powalka, Thomas H. Puzia, Ariane Lançon +25

We present an analysis of high-quality photometry for globular clusters (GCs) in the Virgo cluster core region, based on data from the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS) p…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 16 cited

Faint Dwarf Galaxies in Hickson Compact Group 90

Yasna Ordenes-Briceño, Matthew A. Taylor, Thomas H. Puzia +11

We report the discovery of a very diverse set of five low-surface brightness (LSB) dwarf galaxy candidates in Hickson Compact Group 90 (HCG 90) detected in deep U- and I-band image…