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20152026
most citedImproved Dynamical Constraints on the Masses of the Central Black Holes in Nearby Low-mass Early-type Galactic Nuclei And the First Black Hole Determination for NGC 205

165 citations · 1k across the 43 of their papers we have counts for

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44 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Euclid: Calibrating distances from surface brightness fluctuations with Early Release Observations of the Fornax cluster

R. Habas, M. Cantiello, G. Riccio +169

Surface brightness fluctuations (SBF), the pixel-to-pixel variations in flux that arise from the statistical distribution of stars in galaxy images, provide a powerful tool to meas…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Internal kinematics and the convective-transition gap of NGC 6397

M. Griggio, M. Libralato, R. Gerasimov +130

We present a 'multiple-pass' data-reduction tool designed for Euclid, based on software developed for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), which improves the astrometric and photometr…

astro-ph.GA2026

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- The extended stellar component of the IC10 dwarf galaxy

F. Annibali, A. M. N. Ferguson, P. M. Sanchez-Alarcon +175

We present a detailed analysis of the old, extended stellar component of the Local Group dwarf galaxy IC 10 using deep resolved-star photometry in the VIS and NISP bands of the Euc…

astro-ph.GA2025

Euclid: Quick Data Release (Q1) -- Secondary nuclei in early-type galaxies

M. Fabricius, R. Saglia, F. Balzer +165

Massive early-type galaxies (ETGs) are believed to form primarily through mergers of less massive progenitors, leaving behind numerous traces of violent formation histories, such a…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Dynamical evolution timescales for the supermassive black hole system in the galaxy NGC 7727 (Arp 222)

P. Berczik, M. Ishchenko, O. Veles +5

Context. A dual active galactic nucleus candidate with a separation of only 500 pc was recently found in NGC 7727. According to the hierarchical merging scenario, such objects woul…

astro-ph.GA2025

Euclid preparation LXXIX. Using mock low surface brightness dwarf galaxies to probe Euclid Wide Survey detection capabilities

Euclid Collaboration, M. Urbano, P. -A. Duc +313

Local Universe dwarf galaxies can serve as both cosmological and mass assembly probes. Deep surveys have enabled the study of these objects down to the low surface brightness (LSB)…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- The star cluster systems of the Local Group dwarf galaxies IC 10 and NGC 6822

J. M. Howell, A. M. N. Ferguson, S. S. Larsen +149

Star clusters are valuable indicators of galaxy evolution, offering insights into the buildup of stellar populations across cosmic time. Understanding intrinsic star cluster popula…

astro-ph.GA2025

X-ray Constraints on Wandering Black Holes in Stripped Galaxy Nuclei in the Halo of NGC 5128

S. L. Feyan, R. Urquhart, J. Strader +6

A subset of galaxies have dense nuclei, and when these galaxies are accreted and tidally stripped, the nuclei can masquerade as globular clusters in the halos of large galaxies. If…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 12 cited

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Interplay between dwarf galaxies and their globular clusters in the Perseus galaxy cluster

T. Saifollahi, A. Lançon, Michele Cantiello +183

We present an analysis of globular clusters (GCs) of dwarf galaxies in the Perseus galaxy cluster to explore the relationship between dwarf galaxy properties and their GCs. Our foc…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

Euclid preparation. Spatially resolved stellar populations of local galaxies with Euclid: a proof of concept using synthetic images with the TNG50 simulation

Euclid Collaboration, Abdurro'uf, C. Tortora +286

The European Space Agency's Euclid mission will observe approximately 14,000 of the extragalactic sky and deliver high-quality imaging for many galaxies. The depth a…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 9 cited

Euclid: Early Release Observations of diffuse stellar structures and globular clusters as probes of the mass assembly of galaxies in the Dorado group

M. Urbano, P. -A. Duc, T. Saifollahi +160

Deep surveys reveal tidal debris and associated compact stellar systems. Euclid's unique combination of capabilities (spatial resolution, depth, and wide sky coverage) will make it…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 20 cited

oMEGACat III. Multi-band photometry and metallicities reveal spatially well-mixed populations within Centauri's half-light radius

M. S. Nitschai, N. Neumayer, M. Häberle +15

Centauri, the most massive globular cluster in the Milky Way, has long been suspected to be the stripped nucleus of a dwarf galaxy that fell into the Galaxy a long time ago. Th…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

He-enriched STAREVOL models for globular cluster multiple populations. Self-consistent isochrones from ZAMS to the TP-AGB phase

G. Costa, T. Dumont, A. Lançon +11

A common property of globular clusters (GC) is to host multiple populations characterized by peculiar chemical abundances. Recent photometric studies suggest that the He content co…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 23 cited

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Globular clusters in the Fornax galaxy cluster, from dwarf galaxies to the intracluster field

T. Saifollahi, K. Voggel, A. Lançon +196

We present an analysis of Euclid observations of a 0.5 deg field in the central region of the Fornax galaxy cluster that were acquired during the performance verification phase…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 13 cited

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Unveiling the morphology of two Milky Way globular clusters out to their periphery

D. Massari, E. Dalessandro, D. Erkal +158

As part of the Euclid Early Release Observations (ERO) programme, we analyse deep, wide-field imaging from the VIS and NISP instruments of two Milky Way globular clusters (GCs), na…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 45 cited

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Programme overview and pipeline for compact- and diffuse-emission photometry

J. -C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, M. Bolzonella +260

The Euclid ERO showcase Euclid's capabilities in advance of its main mission, targeting 17 astronomical objects, from galaxy clusters, nearby galaxies, globular clusters, to star-f…

astro-ph.GA2024

Forming off-center massive black hole binaries in dwarf galaxies through Jacobi capture

Thibaut L. François, Christian M. Boily, Jonathan Freundlich +2

It is well established that black holes reside in the central regions of virtually all types of known galaxies. Recent observational and numerical studies however challenge this pi…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 19 cited

oMEGACat II -- Photometry and proper motions for 1.4 million stars in Omega Centauri and its rotation in the plane of the sky

Maximilian Häberle, Nadine Neumayer, Andrea Bellini +15

Omega Centauri ( Cen) is the most massive globular cluster of the Milky Way. It is thought to be the nucleus of an accreted dwarf galaxy because of its high mass and its complex…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 28 cited

oMEGACat I: MUSE spectroscopy of 300,000 stars within the half-light radius of Centauri

M. S. Nitschai, N. Neumayer, C. Clontz +17

Omega Centauri ( Cen) is the most massive globular cluster of the Milky Way and has been the focus of many studies that reveal the complexity of its stellar populations and kine…

astro-ph.GA2023

ReveaLLAGN 0: First Look at JWST MIRI data of Sombrero and NGC 1052

K. Goold, A. Seth, M. Molina +28

We present the first results from the Revealing Low-Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei (ReveaLLAGN) survey, a JWST survey of seven nearby LLAGN. We focus on two observations with th…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 7 cited

Investigating the Dark Matter Halo of NGC 5128 using a Discrete Dynamical Model

Antoine Dumont, Anil C. Seth, Jay Strader +7

As the nearest accessible massive early-type galaxy, NGC 5128 presents an exceptional opportunity to measure dark matter halo parameters for a representative elliptical galaxy. Her…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 29 cited

Multi-phase gas interactions on subarcsec scales in the shocked IGM of Stephan's Quintet with JWST and ALMA

P. N. Appleton, P. Guillard, B. Emonts +12

We combine JWST and HST imaging with ALMA~CO(2-1) spectroscopy to study the highly turbulent multi-phase intergalactic medium (IGM) in Stephan's Quintet on 25-150 pc scales. Previo…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 15 cited

A Deep View into the Nucleus of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy with MUSE. III. Discrete multi-component population-dynamical models based on the Jeans equations

Nikolay Kacharov, Mayte Alfaro-Cuello, Nadine Neumayer +12

We present comprehensive multi-component dynamical models of M54 (NGC6715), the nuclear star cluster of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy (Sgr), which is undergoing a tidal disruption i…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 8 cited

New Velocity Measurements of NGC 5128 Globular Clusters out to 130 kpc: Outer Halo Kinematics, Substructure and Dynamics

A. K. Hughes, D. J. Sand, A. Seth +11

We present new radial velocity measurements from the Magellan and the Anglo-Australian Telescopes for 174 previously known and 122 newly confirmed globular clusters (GCs) around NG…