Title | An Observational Limit on the Dwarf Galaxy Population of the Local Group |
Authors | Whiting, Alan B.; Hau, George K. T.; Irwin, Mike; Verdugo, Miguel |
Bibcode | 2007AJ....133..715W Search ADS ↗ |
Abstract | We 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 ... |
Objects | 310 Objects Search NED ↙ |