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2026RNAAS..10...42A - Research Notes of the AAS, 10, 42 (2026/February-0)

Comparing Stellar Masses Inferred Using HST and JWST Data in A2744.

ACHARYA T., CARLETON T., WINDHORST R.A., COHEN S.H. and HONOR R.

Abstract (from CDS):

We analyze stellar mass estimates from James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photometry, examining discrepancies driven by dust extinction, metallicity, age, and attenuation. Using cross-matched catalogs from the Hubble Frontier Fields and the JWST UNCOVER survey, we construct a homogeneous sample of dwarf galaxies in A2744 with photometric redshifts within z = 0.308 and stellar masses below 109.5 M⊙. While masses are generally consistent between observatories, JWST yields higher estimates in high-extinction, high-metallicity regions, consistent with its infrared sensitivity capturing stellar populations obscured or underestimated in HST-based measurements. Linear regression of age, metallicity, and dust confirms parameter-dependent trends in mass ratios despite low overall correlations. These findings highlight the importance of infrared data for stellar mass determinations and JWST's role in understanding low-mass galaxy evolution.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Dwarf galaxies - Stellar masses - Galaxy photometry - Galaxy clusters - Infrared photometry - Interstellar dust extinction - Galaxy stellar content - Spectral energy distribution - Abell clusters

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