3 papers
astro-ph.GA2026
Discovery of a low surface brightness galaxy in the Zone of Avoidance using VVVX Deepstack imaging
J. L. Nilo-Castellón, L. Baravalle, D. Minniti +12
We report the discovery of VVVX J080705.96-273823.6, the first low-surface-brightness galaxy candidate identified in the Zone of Avoidance by the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea…
astro-ph.GA2025
The VVVX quest for satellites around the Circinus galaxy
L. D. Baravalle, A. L. O'Mill, M. V. Alonso +10
The Circinus galaxy is the nearest type-2 Seyfert galaxy, which is at a distance of 4.2 Mpc. Its environment is challenging to explore because it is located at low Galactic latitud…
astro-ph.GA2025
Faint galaxies in the Zone of Avoidance revealed by JWST/NIRCam
J. L. Nilo-Castellón, M. V. Alonso, L. Baravalle +12
The Zone of Avoidance (ZoA) remains one of the last frontiers in constructing a comprehensive three-dimensional map of the Universe. Galactic extinction, stellar crowding, and conf…