Abstract
We show that the shape of the observed distribution of Milky Way (MW) satellites is inconsistent with their being drawn from a cosmological sub-structure population with a confidence of 99.5 per cent. Most of the MW satellites therefore cannot be related to dark-matter dominated satellites.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- February 2005
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0410421
- Bibcode:
- 2005A&A...431..517K
- Keywords:
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- Galaxy: evolution;
- Galaxy: halo;
- galaxies: dwarf;
- galaxies: kinematics and dynamics;
- galaxies: Local Group;
- Galaxy: formation;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- accepted by A&