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A giant stream of metal-rich stars in the halo of the galaxy M31

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Authors

Rodrigo Ibata · Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg

Michael J. Irwin · University of Cambridge

Geraint F. Lewis · Australian Astronomical Observatory

A. M. N. Ferguson

N. R. Tanvir · University of Hertfordshire

Topics & Keywords

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 412, Issue 6842, pp. 49-52

DOI: 10.1038/35083506

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 17.18

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