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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…
The Local Group dwarf Leo T: HI on the brink of star formation
Emma V. Ryan-Weber, Ayesha Begum, Tom Oosterloo +5
We present Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) and Westerbork ynthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) observations of the recently discovered Local Group dwarf galaxy, Leo T. The peak H…
The Haunted Halos of Andromeda and Triangulum: A panorama of galaxy formation in action
R. Ibata, N. F. Martin, M. Irwin +4
We present a deep photometric survey of M31, conducted with the CFHT and INT, covering the inner 50 kpc of the galaxy, the Southern quadrant out to 150 kpc, and extending to M33. T…
The Hercules-Aquila Cloud
V. Belokurov, N. W. Evans, E. F. Bell +23
We present evidence for a substantial overdensity of stars in the direction of the constellations of Hercules and Aquila. The Cloud is centered at a Galactic longitude of about 40…