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most citedThe Field of Streams: Sagittarius and its Siblings

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astro-ph.IM2016★ 9 cited

The GALAH Survey: Relative throughputs of the 2dF fibre positioner and the HERMES spectrograph from stellar targets

Jeffrey D. Simpson, G. M. De Silva, J. Bland-Hawthorn +11

We present an analysis of the relative throughputs of the 3.9-metre Anglo-Australian Telescope's 2dF/HERMES system, based upon spectra acquired during the first two years of the GA…

astro-ph2008★ 123 cited

A spectroscopic confirmation of the Bootes II dwarf spheroidal

A. Koch, M. I. Wilkinson, J. T. Kleyna +6

We present a new suite of photometric and spectroscopic data for the faint Bootes II dwarf spheroidal galaxy candidate. Our deep photometry, obtained with the INT/WFC, suggests a d…

astro-ph2008★ 172 cited

Leo V: A Companion of a Companion of the Milky Way Galaxy

V. Belokurov, M. G. Walker, N. W. Evans +7

We report the discovery of a new Milky Way dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation of Leo identified in data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Leo V lies at a distance of abo…

astro-ph2007★ 310 cited

Discovery of an Unusual Dwarf Galaxy in the Outskirts of the Milky Way

M. J. Irwin, V. Belokurov, N. W. Evans +24

In this Letter, we announce the discovery of a new dwarf galaxy, Leo T, in the Local Group. It was found as a stellar overdensity in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 (SD…

astro-ph2006★ 810 cited

Cats and Dogs, Hair and A Hero: A Quintet of New Milky Way Companions

V. Belokurov, D. B. Zucker, N. W. Evans +31

We present five new satellites of the Milky Way discovered in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) imaging data, four of which were followed-up with either the Subaru or the Isaac Newto…

astro-ph2006★ 918 cited

The Field of Streams: Sagittarius and its Siblings

V. Belokurov, D. B. Zucker, N. W. Evans +18

We use Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 5 (DR5) u,g,r,i,z photometry to study Milky Way halo substructure in the area around the North Galactic Cap. A simple color cut…