The distance of the Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy is discussed in the light of new, deep photometry of the resolved stars taken in the bands V, R, and I of the...
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PublicationThe distance to the Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy: an open question
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TalkThe emergence of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies
Low Surface Brightness galaxies are extremely dark matter dominated, faint objects hardly distinguishable from the night sky. In the last decade it has became...
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PublicationThe Fast X-Ray Transient XRT 210423 and Its Host Galaxy
Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) are X-ray flares with durations ranging from a few hundred seconds to a few hours. Possible origins include the tidal disruption of...
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TalkThe Impact of Dwarf-Dwarf Galaxy Tidal Interactions
Two competing effects appear to govern galaxy multiplicity (pairs orgroups) at low masses: while associations of low-mass haloes are naturally expected in a...
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PublicationThe Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. I. Survey Overview and First Results for Andromeda I
An optical monitoring survey in nearby dwarf galaxies was carried out with the 2.5 m Isaac Newton Telescope. Fifty-five dwarf galaxies and four isolated...
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PublicationThe Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. V. The Star Formation History of Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy Derived from Long-period Variable Stars
We conducted an optical monitoring survey of the Sagittarius dwarf irregular galaxy (SagDIG) during the period of 2016 June-2017 October, using the 2.5 m Isaac...
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PublicationThe Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. VI. The Star Formation History and Dust Production in Andromeda IX
We present a photometric study of the resolved stellar populations in Andromeda IX (And IX), the closest satellite to M31, a metal-poor and low-mass dwarf...
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TalkThe Life Cycle of Matter in the Magellanic Clouds: Insights from Spitzer and Herschel
The life cycle of baryonic matter in a galaxy is driven by the exchange of material between the interstellar medium (ISM) and stars, which are the agents of...
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PublicationThe metal content of GR 8 and Sextans B
Ionic abundances for two irregular dwarf galaxies belonging to the Local Group, GR 8 and Sextans B, are presented. The oxygen abundances have been found to be 0...