Sagittarius II, Draco II and Laevens 3: three new milky way satellites discovered in the Pan-STARRS 1 3π survey

We present the discovery of three new Milky Way satellites from our search for compact stellar overdensities in the photometric catalog of the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 (Pan-STARRS 1, or PS1) 3π survey.

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Main Authors: Laevens, Benjamin (Author) , Martin, Nicolas F. (Author) , Bernard, Edouard J. (Author) , Schlafly, Edward F. (Author) , Sesar, Branimir (Author) , Rix, Hans-Walter (Author) , Bell, Eric F. (Author) , Ferguson, Annette M. N. (Author) , Slater, Colin T. (Author) , Sweeney, William E. (Author) , Wyse, Rosemary F. G. (Author) , Huxor, Avon P. (Author) , Burgett, William S. (Author) , Chambers, Kenneth C. (Author) , Draper, Peter W. (Author) , Hodapp, Klaus A. (Author) , Kaiser, Nicholas (Author) , Magnier, Eugene A. (Author) , Metcalfe, Nigel (Author) , Tonry, John L. (Author) , Wainscoat, Richard J. (Author) , Waters, Christopher (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2015 October 27
In: The astrophysical journal
Year: 2015, Volume: 813, Issue: 1
ISSN:1538-4357
DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/813/1/44
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/813/1/44
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Author Notes:Benjamin P.M. Laevens, Nicolas F. Martin, Edouard J. Bernard, Edward F. Schlafly, Branimir Sesar, Hans-Walter Rix, Eric F. Bell, Annette M.N. Ferguson, Colin T. Slater, William E. Sweeney, Rosemary F.G. Wyse, Avon P. Huxor, William S. Burgett, Kenneth C. Chambers, Peter W. Draper, Klaus A. Hodapp, Nicholas Kaiser, Eugene A. Magnier, Nigel Metcalfe, John L. Tonry, Richard J. Wainscoat, and Christopher Waters
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Summary:We present the discovery of three new Milky Way satellites from our search for compact stellar overdensities in the photometric catalog of the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 (Pan-STARRS 1, or PS1) 3π survey.
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ISSN:1538-4357
DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/813/1/44