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astro-ph.GA2018★ 134 cited

Discovery of two neighboring satellites in the Carina constellation with MagLiteS

G. Torrealba, V. Belokurov, S. E. Koposov +23

We report the discovery of two ultra-faint satellites in the vicinity of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) in data from the Magellanic Satellites Survey (MagLiteS). Situated 18$^{\c…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 19 cited

A Halo Substructure in Gaia Data Release 1

G. C. Myeong, N. W. Evans, V. Belokurov +2

We identify a halo substructure in the Tycho Gaia Astrometric Solution (TGAS) dataset, cross-matched with the RAVE-on data release. After quality cuts, the stars with large radial…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 2.1k cited

Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties

Gaia Collaboration, A. G. A. Brown, A. Vallenari +5

At about 1000 days after the launch of Gaia we present the first Gaia data release, Gaia DR1, consisting of astrometry and photometry for over 1 billion sources brighter than magni…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 7.1k cited

The Gaia mission

Gaia Collaboration

Gaia is a cornerstone mission in the science programme of the European Space Agency (ESA). The spacecraft construction was approved in 2006, following a study in which the original…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 112 cited

Discovery of 9,000 new RR Lyrae in the Southern Catalina Surveys

G. Torrealba, M. Catelan, A. J. Drake +8

We present the results of a deep, wide-area variability survey in the Southern hemisphere, the first of its kind. As part of the Catalina Sky Surveys, the Siding Spring Survey (SSS…

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…