Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey

P.-A. Duc; L. Ferrarese; J.-C. Cuillandre; S. Gwyn; L.A. MacArthur; E. Ferriere; P. Côté; P. Durrell

doi:10.1051/eas/1148077

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Volume 48 (2011)

EAS Publications Series, 48 (2011) 345-350

Abstract

Issue		EAS Publications Series Volume 48, 2011 CRAL-2010 A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies


Page(s)		345 - 350
Section		Satellites, Streams, Ultra-Faint Galaxies
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1148077
Published online		11 July 2011

A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies
M. Koleva, Ph. Prugniel and I. Vauglin (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 48 (2011) 345–350

Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey

P.-A. Duc¹, L. Ferrarese², J.-C. Cuillandre³, S. Gwyn², L.A. MacArthur², E. Ferriere¹, P. Côté² and P. Durrell⁴

¹ Laboratoire AIM Paris Saclay, CNRS/INSU, CEA/Irfu, Université Paris Diderot, France
² Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, Canada
³ Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation
⁴ Department of Physics & Astronomy, Youngstown State University, USA

Abstract

The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS) is a CFHT Large Program that is using the wide field of view capabilities of the MegaCam camera to map the entire Virgo Cluster from its core to virial radius. The observing strategy has been optimized to detect very low surface brightness structures in the cluster, including intracluster stellar streams and faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies. We present here the current status of this ongoing survey, with an emphasis on the detection and analysis of the very low-mass galaxies in the cluster that have been revealed by the NGVS.