Image Download Page for AAS236 Press Briefing
T. G. Brainerd Contribution, "Lopsided Satellite Distributions
around Isolated Host Galaxies"
This page contains images and presentation slides for Dr. Tereasa
Brainerd's contribution to the June 1, 2020 AAS236 press briefing
Send questions to brainerd @ bu.edu
This work is currently undergoing peer review by The Astrophysical
Journal (Letters)
The conclusions are
PRELIMINARY and await independent confirmation by other scientists
Image #1:
Galaxy NGC2998 (blue circle) and its 17 satellites (yellow circles)
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Image #2:
Illustration of the statistic used to measure the lopsidedness
of the satellite distribution
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of the PowerPoint slides from the AAS press briefing