Within the Local Universe galaxies can be studied in great detail star by star, and here we
review the results of quantitative studies in nearby dwarf galaxies. The color-magnitude …

The lowest luminosity (L) Milky Way satellite galaxies represent the extreme lower limit of the
galaxy luminosity function. These ultra-faint dwarfs are the oldest, most dark matter …

We study the link between baryons and dark matter (DM) in 240 galaxies with spatially
resolved kinematic data. Our sample spans 9 dex in stellar mass and includes all …

A proper understanding of the Milky Way (MW) dwarf galaxies in a cosmological context
requires knowledge of their 3D velocities and orbits. However, proper motion (PM) …

Positional, structural, and dynamical parameters for all dwarf galaxies in and around the
Local Group are presented, and various aspects of our observational understanding of this …

We present a new set of high-resolution hydrodynamic cosmological zoom-in simulations
that apply the Feedback In Realistic Environments physics to both Local Group (LG)-like and …

With the release of Gaia DR2, it is now possible to measure the proper motions (PMs) of the
lowest-mass, ultrafaint satellite galaxies in the Milky Way's (MW) halo for the first time. Many …

We derive an accurate mass estimator for dispersion-supported stellar systems and
demonstrate its validity by analysing resolved line-of-sight velocity data for globular clusters …

Within the hierarchical framework for galaxy formation, minor merging and tidal interactions
are expected to shape all large galaxies to the present day. As a consequence, most …

We present metallicity distribution functions (MDFs) for the central regions of eight dwarf
satellite galaxies of the Milky Way: Fornax, Leo I and II, Sculptor, Sextans, Draco, Canes …