TitleAn Observational Limit on the Dwarf Galaxy Population of the Local Group
AuthorsWhiting, Alan B.; Hau, George K. T.; Irwin, Mike; Verdugo, Miguel
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2007AJ....133..715W   Search ADS ↗

AbstractWe present the results of an all-sky, deep optical survey for faint Local Group dwarf galaxies. Candidate objects were selected from the second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey and ESO/Science Research Council survey plates, and follow-up observations were performed to determine whether they were indeed overlooked members of the Local Group. Only two galaxies (Antlia and Cetus) were discovered this way out of 206 candi ...
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