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astro-ph.CO2009★ 152 cited
PAndAS' cubs: discovery of two new dwarf galaxies in the surroundings of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies
Nicolas F. Martin, Alan W. McConnachie, Mike Irwin +10
We present the discovery of two new dwarf galaxies, Andromeda XXI and Andromeda XXII, located in the surroundings of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies (M31 and M33). These disc…
astro-ph.CO2009★ 623 cited
The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31
Alan W. McConnachie, Michael J. Irwin, Rodrigo A. Ibata +26
In hierarchical cosmological models, galaxies grow in mass through the continual accretion of smaller ones. The tidal disruption of these systems is expected to result in loosely b…