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astro-ph2005★ 85 cited
Kinematics and Metallicity of M31 Red Giants: The Giant Southern Stream and Discovery of a Second Cold Component at R = 20 kpc
J. S. Kalirai, P. Guhathakurta, K. M. Gilbert +4
We present spectroscopic observations of red giant branch (RGB) stars in the Andromeda spiral galaxy (M31), acquired with the DEIMOS instrument on the Keck II 10-m telescope. The t…
astro-ph2005★ 15 cited
Discovery of an extended halo of metal-poor stars in the Andromeda spiral galaxy
Puragra Guhathakurta, James C. Ostheimer, Karoline M. Gilbert +5
Understanding galaxy formation involves look-back and fossil-record studies of distant and nearby galaxies, respectively. Debris trails in our Galaxy's spheroidal halo of old stars…