Description
We investigate the kinematic and photometric properties of the Segue 3 Milky Way companion using Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopy and Magellan/IMACS g- and r-band imaging. Using maximum likelihood methods to analyze the photometry, we study the structure and stellar population of Segue 3. We find that the half-light radius of Segue 3 is 26"+/-5" (2.1+/-0.4pc, for a distance of 17kpc) and the absolute magnitude is a mere M_V_=0.0+/-0.8mag, making Segue 3 the least luminous old stellar system known.
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