v1.0.3

• Dwarf galaxies are mostly complete to D < 5-6 Mpc. The completeness is lower due to some (not yet included) new candidates/discoveries and some other catalogs/databases that are in the process of being checked.
• All of the ELVES sample (hosts and satellites) and included (link)
• YAML files now support ra,dec errors, pmra_pmdec_corr, diameter_holm
• more external dwarf GCs have been added.
• More support for adding columns to tables and units tests added.

v1.0.2

• New combined data file comb_all.csv. This is the union of all systems in the LVDB. There is a new column table to specify the origin of each system.
• Dwarf galaxies are complete to D < 5 Mpc.
• More dwarf galaxy GCs added.
• New unit_tests.py script.

v1.0.1

• Dwarf galaxies are complete to D < 4 Mpc now.
• Overview plots are now created with the create_database script.
• Notes have been adding to the summary pdf in the release (lvdb_table.pdf). This update included editing most of the existing YAML notes.
• More SMC/LMC clusters have been added.

First Public Release

This is the first release of the local volume database package. The package is currently primarily composed of data files (both input YAML files and combined user friendly csv/fits files). Development is planned for interface with datafiles/input files and expanding the database.

A summary pdf document of the LVDB content is include in the release.

Release preparation

Final pre-release?

• The python package is installable.
• The candidate and misc_host tables are new.
• There might be some table names updates.

Updated files and table

Table updates and preparing for initial release.

testing assests

testing assests

Testing Assests

Testing Assests
lvdb_table.pdf
gc_harris.csv
dwarf_all.csv
gc_dwarf_hosted.csv
gc_ufsc.csv
gc_disk.csv
dwarf_local_field_distant.csv
dwarf_local_field.csv
dwarf_m31.csv
dwarf_mw.csv
pm_overview.csv
j_factor.csv