On the stark difference in satellite distributions around the Milky Way and Andromeda

We compare spherically averaged radial number counts of bright ( 105 L) dwarf satellite galaxies within 400 kpc of the Milky Way (MW) and M31 and find that the MW satellites are much more centrally concentrated. Remarkably, the two satellite systems are almost identical within the central 100 kpc, w...

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Published in:	Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 439; no. 1; pp. 73 - 82
Main Authors:	Yniguez, Basilio, Garrison-Kimmel, Shea, Boylan-Kolchin, Michael, Bullock, James S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Oxford University Press 21-03-2014
Subjects:	Dark matter Probability distribution Satellite systems Simulation Space telescopes Stars & galaxies Galaxy: halo galaxies: dwarf galaxies: individual: M31 Local Group
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