Searching for tidal tails around $\omega$ Centauri using RR Lyrae Stars

J. G. Fernández-Trincado, A. K. Vivas, C. E. Mateu +5

We present a survey for RR Lyrae stars in an area of 50 deg${}^2$ around the globular cluster $\omega$ Centauri, aimed to detect debris material from the alleged progenitor galaxy of the…