The photometric properties of a vast stellar substructure in the outskirts of M33

Date

2010

Authors

McConnachie, Alan W
Ferguson, A. M. N.
Irwin, M. J.
Dubinski, John
Widrow, L. M.
Dotter, Aaron
Ibata, Rodrigo A
Lewis, Geraint Francis

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Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.

Abstract

We have surveyed approximately 40 deg2 surrounding M33 with Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope MegaCam/MegaPrime in the g and i filters out to a maximum projected radius from this galaxy of 50 kpc, as part of the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS).

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Keywords: Galaxies: halos; Galaxies: individual (M33, M31); Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: structure; Local group

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Astrophysical Journal Letters

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2037-12-31