Carina II

Carina II, one of the recently discovered ultra-faint satellite galaxies in proximity to the Large Magellanic Cloud, was identified through the Magellanic Satellites Survey (MagLiteS). Positioned approximately 36 kpc from the Sun and about 20 kpc from the LMC, Carina II is characterized by a moderately bright absolute magnitude and a half-light radius of around 90 pc. The satellite is further confirmed as a dwarf galaxy by the discovery of three RR Lyrae stars at the appropriate distance. Unlike its companion, Carina III, Carina II exhibits a less elongated structure. The simultaneous modeling of spatial and color-magnitude distributions supports its classification as a likely dwarf galaxy with distinct properties in terms of luminosity, size, and distance from the Sun and the LMC.