A DEEPER LOOK AT LEO IV: STAR FORMATION HISTORY AND EXTENDED STRUCTURE

We present MMT/Megacam imaging of the Leo IV dwarf galaxy in order to investigate its structure and star formation history, and to search for signs of association with the recently discovered Leo V satellite. Based on parameterized fits, we find that Leo IV is round, with ϵ < 0.23 (at the 68% con...

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Main Authors: Sand, David J. (Author), Seth, Anil (Author), Olszewski, Edward W. (Author), Willman, Beth (Author), Zaritsky, Dennis (Author), Kallivayalil, Nitya (Contributor)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2015-02-26T20:30:52Z.
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