Milky Way Near Twins (MWNeTs). I. A Hierarchical Framework for Identifying Candidate Evolutionary Counterparts of the Milky Way

arXiv:2607.08336 · astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.CO · Submitted 2026-07-09 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-07-09

Updated: 2026-10-05

Comments: 18 pages, submited to A&A

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Milky Way — 172× in this paper
• Metallicity — 17× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• AGN — 12× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Abundance — 6× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Structural Constraints — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Hierarchical Framework — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Trace — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Core — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Adam — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Aperture — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Aperture Photometry — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Dust Attenuation — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• James Webb Space Telescope — 1× in this paper
• Large Magellanic Cloud — 1× in this paper
• Legacy Survey of Space and Time — 1× in this paper
• N-body simulations — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Physical Constraints — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Velocity Dispersion — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• The Unusual Milky Way-Local Sheet System: Implications for Spin Strength and Alignment
• The Three-Phase Evolution of the Milky Way
• Galaxy rotation curve based on RGB stars from the Gaia DR3 catalogue
• The Local Distance Network: a community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at 1% precision
• Our Halo of Ice and Fire: Strong Kinematic Asymmetries in the Galactic Halo
• The Milky Way as a distant galaxy: an IFU and panchromatic view
• The Extremely Metal Rich Knot of Stars at the Heart of the Galaxy
• Apocalypse When? No Certainty of a Milky Way -- Andromeda Collision
• The SAMI Galaxy Survey: On the importance of applying multiple selection criteria for finding Milky Way Analogues

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