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most citedGalaxy populations in the Hydra I cluster from the VEGAS survey II. The ultra-diffuse galaxy population

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astro-ph.GA2026

A model for the ongoing subcluster interaction in Centaurus

Felipe S. Lohmann, Magda Arnaboldi, Michael Hilker +10

Intracluster globular clusters (GCs) preserve the hierarchical and chemical history of galaxy cluster assembly. The nearby Centaurus cluster is believed to be undergoing an interac…

astro-ph.GA2026

Probing dynamics of extreme galaxies I. Dark matter content in ultra-diffuse galaxies

Filippo Bouchè, Chiara Buttitta, Saboura Zamani +6

We investigate the internal structure of two galaxies from the LEWIS sample: the ultra-diffuse galaxy UDG-1 and the extended dwarf LSB-6. Both show coherent stellar rotation combin…

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

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra-I cluster. VI. A star-forming UDG in Hydra I: a rare UDG or a transition phase?

Luca Rossi, Chiara Buttitta, Goran Doll +21

This paper presents a detailed analysis of a gas-rich star-forming ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) as part of the ESO Large Programme 'Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS)'. Amon…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

Intracluster globular clusters as tracers of the mass assembly of the Hydra I galaxy cluster

Felipe S. Lohmann, Magda Arnaboldi, Michael Hilker +7

In galaxy clusters, hierarchical assembly predicts the formation of stellar substructures and intracluster light (ICL), a diffuse stellar component tracing the global cluster poten…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): on the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra I cluster. V. Integrated stellar population properties

Goran Doll, Chiara Buttitta, Enrichetta Iodice +19

Context: This paper presents new results from the ESO Large Programme Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS). The sample consists of low-surface brightness (LSB) and ultra-dif…

astro-ph.GA2025

The Spatial Distribution of Intra-Cluster Globular Clusters in the Fornax Cluster

Raffaele D'Abrusco, Marco Mirabile, Michele Cantiello +6

We investigate the spatial distribution of the Intra-Cluster Globular Clusters (ICGCs) detected in the core of the Fornax galaxy cluster. By separately modeling different component…

astro-ph.GA2025

FAST-SBF: an automatic procedure for the measurement of Surface Brightness Fluctuations for large sky surveys

Gabriele Riccio, Michele Cantiello, Rebecca Habas +9

The Surface Brightness Fluctuation method is one of the most reliable and efficient ways of measuring distances to galaxies within 100 Mpc. While recent implementations have increa…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra-I cluster IV. A study of the Globular Cluster population in four UDGs

Marco Mirabile, Michele Cantiello, Marina Rejkuba +20

As old stellar systems, globular clusters (GCs) are key fossil tracers of galaxy formation and interaction histories. This paper is part of the LEWIS project, an integral-field spe…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

GAMA 526784: the progenitor of a globular cluster-rich ultra-diffuse galaxy? I. Star clusters, stellar body and ionised gas properties

Maria Luisa Buzzo, Michael Hilker, Anita Zanella +4

Context. Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) are an intriguing population of galaxies. Despite their dwarf-like stellar masses and low surface brightness, they have large half-light radi…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 8 cited

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra I cluster III. Untangling UDG 32 from the stripped filaments of NGC 3314A with multi-wavelength data

J. Hartke, E. Iodice, M. Gullieuszik +18

UDG 32 is an ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) candidate in the Hydra I cluster that was discovered in the extended network of stellar filaments of the jellyfish galaxy NGC 3314A. This ga…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 16 cited

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra-I cluster II. Stellar kinematics and dynamical masses

Chiara Buttitta, Enrichetta Iodice, Goran Doll +18

Context: This paper focuses on a class of galaxies characterised by an extremely low surface brightness: the ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs). We used new integral-field spectroscopic…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 3 cited

VEGAS-SSS: An intra-group component in the globular cluster system of NGC 5018 group of galaxies using VST data

Pratik Lonare, Michele Cantiello, Marco Mirabile +7

Globular clusters (GCs) are fossil tracer of formation and evolution of galaxies and studying their properties provides crucial insights into past formation and interaction events.…

astro-ph.GA2024

Galaxy populations in the Hydra I cluster from the VEGAS survey III. The realm of low surface brightness features and intra-cluster light

Marilena Spavone, Enrichetta Iodice, Felipe S. Lohmann +10

In this paper, we analyse the light distribution in the Hydra I cluster of galaxies to explore their low surface brightness features, measure the intra-cluster light, and address t…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 10 cited

VEGAS-SSS: Tracing Globular Cluster Populations in the Interacting NGC3640 Galaxy Group

Marco Mirabile, Michele Cantiello, Pratik Lonare +15

Globular clusters (GCs) are among the oldest stellar systems in the universe. As such, GCs population are valuable fossil tracers of galaxy formation and interaction history. We us…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 40 cited

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Dwarf galaxies in the Perseus galaxy cluster

F. R. Marleau, J. -C. Cuillandre, M. Cantiello +193

We make use of the unprecedented depth, spatial resolution, and field of view of the Euclid Early Release Observations of the Perseus galaxy cluster to detect and characterise the…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 15 cited

Opportunities and limits of lunar gravitational-wave detection

Andrea Cozzumbo, Benedetta Mestichelli, Marco Mirabile +3

A new era of lunar exploration has begun with participation of all major space agencies. This activity brings opportunities for revolutionary science experiments and observatories…

astro-ph.GA2023

Ultra diffuse galaxies in the Hydra I cluster from the LEWIS Project: Phase-Space distribution and globular cluster richness

Duncan Forbes, Jonah Gannon, Enrichetta Iodice +18

Although ultra diffuse galaxies (UDGs) are found in large numbers in clusters of galaxies, the role of the cluster environment in shaping their low surface brightness and large siz…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 25 cited

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): on the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra-I cluster.I. Project description and preliminary results

Enrichetta Iodice, Michael Hilker, Goran Doll +23

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS) is an ESO large observing programme aimed at obtaining the first homogeneous integral-field spectroscopic survey of 30 extremely low-sur…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 38 cited

Does the virial mass drive the intra-cluster light? The relationship between the ICL and M from VEGAS

Rossella Ragusa, Enrichetta Iodice, Marilena Spavone +7

In this Letter we revisit the relationship between the fraction of the intra-cluster light (ICL) and both the virial mass and the fraction of Early Type Galaxies in the host halo.…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 49 cited

Galaxy populations in the Hydra I cluster from the VEGAS survey II. The ultra-diffuse galaxy population

Antonio La Marca, Enrichetta Iodice, Michele Cantiello +18

In this work, we extend the catalog of low-surface brightness (LSB) galaxies, including Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy (UDG) candidates, within of the Hydra I cluster of…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 5 cited

A study of globular clusters in a lenticular galaxy in Hydra I from deep HST/ACS photometry

Nandini Hazra, Michele Cantiello, Gabriella Raimondo +4

We take advantage of exquisitely deep optical imaging data from HST/ACS in the F475W () and F606W () bands, to study the properties of the globular cluster (G…

astro-ph.GA2022

The intra-group baryons in the LEO I pair from the VST Early-type GAlaxy Survey

Rossella Ragusa, Marco Mirabile, Marilena Spavone +5

In this paper we present the deep, wide-field and multi-band imaging of the LEO I pair NGC~3379-NGC~3384, from the VST Early-type GAlaxy Survey (VEGAS). The main goal of this study…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 28 cited

Galaxy populations in the Hydra I cluster from the VEGAS survey I. Optical properties of a large sample of dwarf galaxies

Antonio La Marca, Reynier Peletier, Enrichetta Iodice +17

At ~50 Mpc, the Hydra I cluster of galaxies is among the closest cluster in the z=0 Universe, and an ideal environment to study dwarf galaxy properties in a cluster environment. We…