The Nature of the Antlia Galaxy: A New Dwarf Irregular in the Outskirts of the Local Group.
The Antlia dwarf galaxy, recently found to be a possible local Group member, is analyzed using VI photometry. The galaxy is resolved into a large number of stars and although the galaxy is intrinsically faint and of low surface brightness, its stellar populations reveal characteristics more typical of faint star-forming dIrs rather than dEs
Aparicio, A. et al.
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