Are Disks of Satellites Comprised of Tidal Dwarf Galaxies?

It was found that satellites of nearby galaxies can form flattened co-rotating structures called disks of satellites or planes of satellites. Their existence is not expected by the current galaxy formation simulations in the standard dark matter-based cosmology. On the contrary, modified gravity off...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteurs: Michal Bílek, Ingo Thies, Pavel Kroupa, Benoit Famaey
Formaat: Artikel
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Reeks:Galaxies
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Online toegang:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/9/4/100