We present a spectroscopic analysis of Eridanus IV (Eri IV) and Centaurus I (Cen I), two ultrafaint dwarf galaxies of the Milky Way. Using IMACS/Magellan spectroscopy, we identify 28 member stars of Eri IV and 34 member stars of Cen I. For Eri IV, we measure a systemic velocity of
We present a Keck/MOSFIRE rest-optical composite spectrum of 16 typical gravitationally lensed star-forming dwarf galaxies at 1.7 ≲
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10413056
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
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- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Volume:
- 948
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 0004-637X
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- Medium: X Size: Article No. 108
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- ["Article No. 108"]
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- National Science Foundation
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