Review Article

The First Galaxies and the Likely Discovery of Their Fossils in the Local Group

Table 1

Number of observed satellites versus number of dark halos with  km s (i.e., non pre-reionization fossils) for the Milky Way.

Distance from center Luminous dwarfsDark halos with  km s via
Lactea I sim.Aquarius sim.
Today Any time Today Any time

200 kpc 176 to 330 14 34
417 kpc 304 to 576 28 69