Distance Estimation using Globular Clusters and Ultra-Compact Dwarfs

arXiv:2609.27432 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-09-23 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-23

Updated: 2026-09-23

Code: https://github.com/bvanheumenastro/GCVDandUCDs

Terminology

• Velocity Dispersion — 13× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Accuracy — 5× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Milky Way — 2× in this paper
• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• N-body simulations — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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