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The Milky Way’s plane of satellites is consistent with ΛCDM

The Milky Way’s plane of satellites is consistent with ΛCDM

Abstract The Milky Way is surrounded by 11 ‘classical’ satellite galaxies in a remarkable configuration: a thin plane that is possibly rotationally supported. Such a structure is thought to be highly unlikely to arise in the standard ( Λ CDM) cosmological model ( Λ cold dark matter model, where Λ …