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Local group analogues – searching for the satellites of the nearest massive galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2013

Ryan Speller  and
James E. Taylor
Ryan Speller
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada email: taylor@uwaterloo.ca
James E. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada email: taylor@uwaterloo.ca
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Abstract

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We have performed a search for faint companions around the nearest massive galaxies. We see a clear signature of clustering of faint objects, both in projected separation and in velocity offset. The inferred satellite luminosity functions confirm that the abundance of faint satellites seen in the Local Group is typical of other nearby systems.

Keywords

dark mattergalaxies: dwarfLocal Group
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S295: The intriguing life of massive galaxies , August 2012 , pp. 238
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013