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On the observational challenges to estimating the masses of dwarf galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2025

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A. W. McConnachie*
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National Research Council Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5071 West Saanich Road, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9E2E7
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Abstract

This presentation is an attempt to lay out, in the context of observational studies of the masses of Milky Way dwarf galaxies, what it is I think we want to do, why we want to do it, and how we go about doing it. They are my own personal opinions, and are presented here in the hope that they will stimulate others to step back and consider what are the most important scientific investigations that we should be doing, given the plethora of facilities and data available that are now available to us.

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dwarf galaxiesphotometryspectroscopyastrometryresolved stellar populations

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 19 , Symposium S379: Dynamical Masses of Local Group Galaxies , December 2023 , pp. 131 - 140
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