Koposov 2 is shown to be an old (13.7 Gyr) star cluster with half-light radius 2.7 pc, absolute magnitude -0.95, and stellar mass 372 solar masses, supporting a star cluster classification over a dwarf galaxy.
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Discovery and spectroscopic confirmation of DELVE 8/Gemini I as an ultra-faint compact Milky Way satellite at 120 kpc with low metallicity upper limit.
Photometric analysis yields metallicity distributions for 3917 stars across 12 faint Milky Way satellites, showing average [Fe/H] ~ -2.3 dex, 170 EMP candidates, and no gradients in ultra-faint systems.
The MAGIC survey provides photometric metallicities for RGB stars over ~3000 deg² using CaHK narrow-band imaging plus DELVE g,r,i data, recovering 13/14 known ultra-faint dwarfs and confirming a distant Reticulum II member.
Segue 1 has a metallicity distribution with mean [Fe/H] = -2.52 dex and dispersion 0.59 dex showing no subpopulations, consistent with continuous star formation lasting less than 1 Gyr before reionization.
Photometric metallicities from DECam identify 213 Jet stream candidates and detect fanning in the stream morphology.
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The Hubble Missing Globular Clusters Survey IV. Ultra-faint compact satellites of the Milky Way. The case of Koposov 2
Koposov 2 is shown to be an old (13.7 Gyr) star cluster with half-light radius 2.7 pc, absolute magnitude -0.95, and stellar mass 372 solar masses, supporting a star cluster classification over a dwarf galaxy.
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Discovery and Spectroscopic Characterization of a Distant, Compact Milky Way Satellite in Gemini
Discovery and spectroscopic confirmation of DELVE 8/Gemini I as an ultra-faint compact Milky Way satellite at 120 kpc with low metallicity upper limit.
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The Pristine Dwarf Galaxy Survey -- VII. The metallicity distributions of 12 Milky Way faint satellites
Photometric analysis yields metallicity distributions for 3917 stars across 12 faint Milky Way satellites, showing average [Fe/H] ~ -2.3 dex, 170 EMP candidates, and no gradients in ultra-faint systems.
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The DECam MAGIC Survey $-$ Mapping the Ancient Galaxy in CaHK: Overview and Summary of Early Science
The MAGIC survey provides photometric metallicities for RGB stars over ~3000 deg² using CaHK narrow-band imaging plus DELVE g,r,i data, recovering 13/14 known ultra-faint dwarfs and confirming a distant Reticulum II member.
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The Metallicity Distribution of the Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxy Segue 1
Segue 1 has a metallicity distribution with mean [Fe/H] = -2.52 dex and dispersion 0.59 dex showing no subpopulations, consistent with continuous star formation lasting less than 1 Gyr before reionization.
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The DECam MAGIC Survey: Investigating the Jet Stellar Stream with Photometric Metallicities
Photometric metallicities from DECam identify 213 Jet stream candidates and detect fanning in the stream morphology.