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Satellite Alignment

Satellite Alignment is a theoretical construct in astrophysics that specifies the non-random spatial orientation of satellite galaxies relative to their host galaxy’s cosmic environment, distinguishing it from isotropic distribution models by emphasizing preferred orbital or positional configurations.

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3.8K

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140

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119

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2017–2026

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The alignment between the distribution of satellites and the orientation of their central galaxy

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2006 · 179 citations · Full text

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The rotationally stabilized VPOS and predicted proper motions of the Milky Way satellite galaxies

Marcel S. Pawlowski, Pavel Kroupa · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2013 · 172 citations · Full text

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Anisotropic Distribution of SDSS Satellite Galaxies: Planar (Not Polar) Alignment

Tereasa G. Brainerd · The Astrophysical Journal · 2005 · 160 citations · Full text

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The preferred direction of infalling satellite galaxies in the Local Group

Noam I. Libeskind, Alexander Knebe, Yehuda Hoffman et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2010 · 132 citations · Full text

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The planes of satellite galaxies problem, suggested solutions, and open questions

Modern Physics Letters A · 2018 · 129 citations · Full text

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Authors

140

  1. MS
    Marcel S. Pawlowski

    Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany

    6 publications · 474 citations

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  2. XK
    Xi Kang

    Purple Mountain Observatory, China

    6 publications · 316 citations

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  3. NI
    Noam I. Libeskind

    Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany

    5 publications · 398 citations

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  4. XY
    Xiaohu Yang

    Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China

    5 publications · 267 citations

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  5. QG
    Quan Guo

    Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany

    3 publications · 144 citations

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Institutions

119

  1. Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

    Shanghai, China

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

    Potsdam, Germany

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    750 citations

  6. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    786 citations

  7. Purple Mountain Observatory

    Nanjing, China

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    243 citations

  8. Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, France

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    511 citations

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Venues

  1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    25 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 16 publications · 895 citations

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  3. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

    Repository · 2 publications · 85 citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    2 publications · 150 citations

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  5. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 2 publications · 33 citations

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