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First confirmed ultra-compact dwarf galaxy in the NGC 5044 group

Astronomy and Astrophysics (2017) 599
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730493
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Context. Ultra-compact dwarfs (UCDs) are stellar systems displaying colours and metallicities between those of globular clusters (GCs) and early-type dwarf galaxies, as well as sizes of Reff 100 pc and luminosities in the range-13.5

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Faifer, F. R., Escudero, C. G., Scalia, M. C., Castelli, A. V. S., Norris, M., De Rossi, M. E., … Cellone, S. A. (2017). First confirmed ultra-compact dwarf galaxy in the NGC 5044 group. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 599. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730493

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