The closest view of A dwarf galaxy: New evidence on the nature of the Canis Major overdensity

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 633, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 205-209

  Martínez Delgado, David ^a,b   Butler, David J ^a   Rix, Hans Walter ^a   Franco, Y Isabel ^a   Peñarrubia, Jorge ^a   Alfaro, Emilio J ^b   Dinescu, Dana I ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: individual (Canis Major); Galaxies: stellar content; Galaxies: structure; Galaxy: structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144462000     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432635     Document Type: Article

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