Keywords: Andromeda Galaxy - RR Lyrae variable stars - Distance measure - Dwarf galaxies
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DATA
3. VARIABLE IDENTIFICATION AND MODELING
3.1. Methodology
3.2. RR Lyrae Sample and Characteristics
3.3. Quantifying the Incidence of Period Aliases
4. DISTANCE DETERMINATION
4.2. Measuring Galaxy Distances
4.3. The Distance to M31
4.4. Revised Luminosities and Physical Sizes
5. CHECKING THE ROBUSTNESS OF DISTANCES TO THE M31 SATELLITES
5.1. PWZ Distances: the Treatment of RRc Variables
5.2. PWZ Distances: the Effect of the Gaia eDR3 Corrective Term
5.3. PWZ Distances: the Treatment of the RR Lyrae Metallicity
5.4. Comparison with the Tip of the Red Giant Branch
5.5. Comparison with Previous RR Lyrae Distances
5.6. Comparison with Other Literature Compilations
5.7. A Larger, Homogeneous Distance Catalog to the M31 System: Quantifying Uncertainties
6. DISCUSSION
6.1. Large Scale Asymmetries in the Satellite Distribution
6.2. The Great Plane of Andromeda Satellites
6.3. The Giant Stellar Stream
6.4. The NGC 147/NGC 185 Pair
6.5. Candidate Satellites of M33
7. CONCLUSIONS