Galaxy interactions in IllustrisTNG-100, I: The power and limitations of visual identification

Kelly Blumenthal, Jorge Moreno, Joshua E. Barnes +6

We present a sample of 446 galaxy pairs constructed using the cosmological simulation IllustrisTNG-100 at z = 0, with M${}_{FoF,dm}$ = 10${}^{11}$-10${}^{13.5}$ M${}_{\odot }$. We produce…