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20242026
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9 papers

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

Advancing the detection of low surface brightness galaxies. I. ATTILA: multi-tAsking deTecTIon tool for Lsb gAlaxies

E. Borsato, F. Fonzo, N. Bellucco +15

Context. Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) lie at the extreme end of the size-luminosity distribution of low surface-brightness (LSB) galaxies. Their detection and characterization req…

astro-ph.GA2026

AGILE: an end-to-end Rubin-LSST simulation of AGNs, galaxies, and stars I. Software description and first data release

A. Viitanen, A. Bongiorno, I. Saccheo +37

Contemporary large-scale surveys such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and Euclid present an unprecedented discovery potential for studying A…

astro-ph.GA2026

Scavenger hunt: Selection of obscured active galactic nuclei combining multiband optical variability and colors

Demetra De Cicco, Stefano Cavuoti, Maurizio Paolillo +3

As wide-field optical surveys such as Vera Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) begin operations, time-domain astronomy is facing a data revolution, paving th…

astro-ph.GA2025

ULISSE: Determination of star-formation rate and stellar mass based on the one-shot galaxy imaging technique

Olena Torbaniuk, Lars Doorenbos, Maurizio Paolillo +3

Modern sky surveys produce vast amounts of observational data, making the application of classical methods for estimating galaxy properties challenging and time-consuming. This cha…

astro-ph.IM2025

Navigating AGN variability with self-organizing maps

Ylenia Maruccia, Demetra De Cicco, Stefano Cavuoti +6

Context. The classification of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is a challenge in astrophysics. Variability features extracted from light curves offer a promising avenue for distingui…