Satellite accretion in action: a tidally disrupting dwarf spheroidal around the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 253
We report the discovery of NGC 253-dw2, a dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy candidate undergoing tidal disruption around a nearby spiral galaxy, NGC 253 in the Sculptor group: the first such event identified beyond the Local Group. The dwarf was found using small-aperture amateur telescopes, and follow...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Arxiv
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| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.03815
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| Author Notes: | Aaron J. Romanowsky, D. Martinez-Delgado, Nicolas F. Martin, Gustavo Morales, Zachary G. Jennings, R. Jay GaBany, Jean P. Brodie, Eva K. Grebel, Johannes Schedler, and Michael Sidonio |