Search Results - "Sohn, Sangmo"
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On the Co-orbitation of Satellite Galaxies along the Great Plane of Andromeda: NGC 147, NGC 185, and Expectations from Cosmological Simulations
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2021)“…Abstract Half of the satellite galaxies of Andromeda form a narrow plane termed the Great Plane of Andromeda (GPoA), and their line-of-sight velocities display…”
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THE M31 VELOCITY VECTOR. II. RADIAL ORBIT TOWARD THE MILKY WAY AND IMPLIED LOCAL GROUP MASS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2012)“…We determine the velocity vector of M31 with respect to the Milky Way and use this to constrain the mass of the Local Group, based on Hubble Space Telescope…”
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THE M31 VELOCITY VECTOR. I. HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE PROPER-MOTION MEASUREMENTS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2012)“…We present the first proper-motion (PM) measurements for the galaxy M31. We obtained new V-band imaging data with the Hubble Space Telescope ACS/WFC and the…”
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Orbits of massive satellite galaxies – I. A close look at the Large Magellanic Cloud and a new orbital history for M33
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-02-2017)“…The Milky Way (MW) and M31 both harbour massive satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and M33, which may comprise up to 10 per cent of their…”
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GaiaHub: A Method for Combining Data from the Gaia and Hubble Space Telescopes to Derive Improved Proper Motions for Faint Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2022)“…Abstract We present GaiaHub , a publicly available tool that combines Gaia measurements with Hubble Space Telescope (HST) archival images to derive proper…”
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AN HST PROPER-MOTION STUDY OF THE LARGE-SCALE JET OF 3C273
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-02-2016)“…ABSTRACT The radio galaxy 3C 273 hosts one of the nearest and best-studied powerful quasar jets. Having been imaged repeatedly by the Hubble Space Telescope…”
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Estimating the Mass of the Milky Way Using the Ensemble of Classical Satellite Galaxies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2018)“…High precision proper motion (PM) measurements are available for approximately 20% of all known dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way (MW). Here we extend…”
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THE M31 VELOCITY VECTOR. III. FUTURE MILKY WAY M31-M33 ORBITAL EVOLUTION, MERGING, AND FATE OF THE SUN
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2012)“…We study the future orbital evolution and merging of the Milky Way (MW)-M31-M33 system, using a combination of collisionless N-body simulations and…”
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The Missing Satellites of the Magellanic Clouds? Gaia Proper Motions of the Recently Discovered Ultra-faint Galaxies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2018)“…According to LCDM theory, hierarchical evolution occurs on all mass scales, implying that satellites of the Milky Way should also have companions. The recent…”
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Absolute Hubble Space Telescope Proper Motion (HSTPROMO) of Distant Milky Way Globular Clusters: Galactocentric Space Velocities and the Milky Way Mass
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-07-2018)“…We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) absolute proper motion (PM) measurements for 20 globular clusters (GCs) in the Milky Way (MW) halo at Galactocentric…”
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SMHASH: anatomy of the Orphan Stream using RR Lyrae stars
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The Proper-motion Field along the Magellanic Bridge: A New Probe of the LMC-SMC Interaction
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-03-2019)“…We present the first detailed kinematic analysis of the proper motions (PMs) of stars in the Magellanic Bridge, from both the Gaia Data Release 2 catalog and…”
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NONLINEAR COLOR-METALLICITY RELATIONS OF GLOBULAR CLUSTERS. III. ON THE DISCREPANCY IN METALLICITY BETWEEN GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEMS AND THEIR PARENT ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-12-2011)“…One of the conundrums in extragalactic astronomy is the discrepancy in observed metallicity distribution functions (MDFs) between the two prime stellar…”
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Proper Motions of Jets on the Kiloparsec Scale: New Results with HST
Published in Galaxies (20-01-2017)“…The Hubble Space Telescope recently celebrated 25 years of operation. Some of the first images of extragalactic optical jets were taken by HST in the…”
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NONLINEAR COLOR-METALLICITY RELATIONS OF GLOBULAR CLUSTERS. II. A TEST ON THE NONLINEARITY SCENARIO FOR COLOR BIMODALITY USING THE u-BAND COLORS: THE CASE OF M87 (NGC 4486)
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-12-2011)“…The optical color distributions of globular clusters (GCs) in most large elliptical galaxies are bimodal. Based on the assumed linear relationship between GC…”
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NONLINEAR COLOR-METALLICITY RELATIONS OF GLOBULAR CLUSTERS. IV. TESTING THE NONLINEARITY SCENARIO FOR COLOR BIMODALITY VIA HST /WFC3 u -BAND PHOTOMETRY OF M84 (NGC 4374)
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-05-2013)“…Color distributions of globular clusters (GCs) in most massive galaxies are bimodal. Assuming linear color-to-metallicity conversions, bimodality is viewed as…”
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JWST-TST DREAMS: Quartz Clouds in the Atmosphere of WASP-17b
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-10-2023)“…Abstract Clouds are prevalent in many of the exoplanet atmospheres that have been observed to date. For transiting exoplanets, we know if clouds are present…”
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HSTPROMO Internal Proper-motion Kinematics of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies. I. Velocity Anisotropy and Dark Matter Cusp Slope of Draco
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2024)“…Abstract We analyze four epochs of Hubble Space Telescope imaging over 18 yr for the Draco dwarf spheroidal galaxy. We measure precise proper motions for…”
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JWST-TST Proper Motions. I. High-precision NIRISS Calibration and Large Magellanic Cloud Kinematics
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2023)“…Abstract We develop and disseminate effective point-spread functions and geometric-distortion solutions for high-precision astrometry and photometry with the…”
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Deep Hubble Space Telescope Photometry of Large Magellanic Cloud and Milky Way Ultrafaint Dwarfs: A Careful Look into the Magnitude–Size Relation
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2024)“…Abstract We present deep Hubble Space Telescope photometry of 10 targets from Treasury Program GO-14734, including six confirmed ultrafaint dwarf (UFD)…”
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