Pushing Variability Searches to Extreme Dwarf Galaxies with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Preview 2

arXiv:2610.10755 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-10-07 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-10-07

Updated: 2026-10-07

Terminology

• AGN — 45× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Calibration — 4× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy — 2× in this paper

Sources

• Active Galaxy Science in the LSST Deep-Drilling Fields: Footprints, Cadence Requirements, and Total-Depth Requirements
• Using LSDB to enable large-scale catalog distribution, cross-matching, and analytics
• An Intermediate-mass Black Hole Lurking in A Galactic Halo Caught Alive during Outburst
• LSST Science Book, Version 2.0
• Photometric redshifts for active galactic nuclei with LePHARE for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
• Constraints on the Intranight Optical Variability of Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Candidates

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