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Caption: Figure 9.
Left: the specific energy, E, vs. the square of the specific angular momentum, L2, of Leo VI and the members of the Crater-Leo infall group. We find that the E−L2 distributions of Leo II, Leo IV, Leo V, and Crater all intersect at (L2, E) ∼ (780 kpc4 Myr−2, −0.023 kpc2 Myr−2), suggesting a common origin (M. S. Pawlowski 2021). The E−L2 distribution of Leo VI is inconsistent with the other infall group members, suggesting that it may not be part of the group. Right: the specific energy, E, vs. the z-component of the specific angular momentum, Lz, of Leo VI and the other satellites. The cross markers represent the median E−Lz values of the satellites, while the contour lines represent the 1σ uncertainties. The E−Lz distribution of Leo VI is consistent with all the other members of the Crater-Leo infall group, albeit with large uncertainties.
© 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.