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Johanna
Hartke

Collegium Researcher, Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO
Dr. rer. nat.

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Areas of expertise

Galaxy formation and evolution
Galaxy dynamics
Planetary nebulae
Integral-field spectroscopy
Adaptive optics

Teaching

I regularly give guest lectures in the following courses:

  • FFYS7101 Optical Systems Applications
  • TÄHT7056 Data Processing Techniques for Astronomy with ESO Instrumentation
  • TÄHT7053 Spectroscopic Diagnostics in Astrophysics
  • TÄHT7055 Observational Techniques Using the Nordic Optical Telescope

I have also taught in Observing Schools organised by the European Southern Observatory at La Silla Observatory and by the Opticon RadioNet Pilot NEON school at Asiago Observatory.


Research


I am interested in the formation, evolution, and dynamics of galaxies ranging from our own Milky Way to the most massive galaxies found at the centres of galaxy clusters. In my PhD research I used Planetary Nebulae (PNe) as kinematic tracers for the build-up of the extended halos of massive early-type galaxies and the interplay with the intra-cluster light. I am also a member of the LEWIS and INSPIRE collaborations that target ultra-diffuse and ultra-massive compact galaxies respectively, exploring the extremes of galaxy formation.


Publications

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Kinematically cold and warm planetary nebulae samples, HII regions and supernovae remnants in the disc of the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 628 (M74) - the Planetary Nebulae Spectrograph with the Hα arm (2026)

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Arnaboldi, Magda; Gerhard, Ortwin; Aniyan, Surya; Freeman, Kenneth C.; Ponomareva, Anastasia; Coccato, Lodovico; Hartke, Johanna; Bamford, Steven P.; Cortesi, Arianna; Douglas, Nigel; Tortora, Crescenzo; Merrifield, Michael; Kuijken, Konrad; Capaccioli, Massimo; Napolitano, Nicola R.; Pulsoni, Claudia; Romanowsky, Aaron J.
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra-I cluster: V. Integrated stellar population properties (2026)

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Doll, Goran; Buttitta, Chiara; Iodice, Enrichetta; Ferré-Mateu, Anna; Falcón-Barroso, Jesus; Martín-Navarro, Ignacio; Paolillo, Maurizio; Rossi, Luca; Forbes, Duncan A.; Spiniello, Chiara; Hartke, Johanna; Gullieuszik, Marco; Arnaboldi, Magda; Cantiello, Michele; Corsini, Enrico Maria; D'Ago, Giuseppe; Hilker, Michael; La Marca, Antonio; Mieske, Steffen; Mirabile, Marco; Rejkuba, Marina; Spavone, Marilena
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra-I cluster IV. A study of the globular cluster population in four ultra-diffuse galaxies (2026)

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mirabile, Marco; Cantiello, Michele; Rejkuba, Marina; Mieske, Steffen; Iodice, Enrichetta; Buttitta, Chiara; Luisa Buzzo, Maria; Hartke, Johanna; Doll, Goran; Rossi, Luca; Arnaboldi, Magda; Branchesi, Marica; D'Ago, Giuseppe; Falcon-Barroso, Jesus; Fahrion, Katja; Forbes, Duncan A.; Gullieuszik, Marco; Hilker, Michael; Lohmann, Felipe S.; Paolillo, Maurizio; Riccio, Gabriele; Richtler, Tom; Spavone, Marilena
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

INSPIRE: INvestigating Stellar Population In RElics VIII. Emission lines and UV colours in ultracompact massive galaxies (2025)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Spiniello, Chiara; Radovich, Mario; Ferre-Mateu, Anna; De Propris, Roberto; Arnaboldi, Magda; La Barbera, Francesco; Hartke, Johanna; D'Ago, Giuseppe; Tortora, Crescenzo; Bevacqua, Davide; Maksymowicz-Maciata, Michalina; Mills, John; Napolitano, Nicola R.; Pulsoni, Claudia; Saracco, Paolo; Scognamiglio, Diana
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra-I cluster. II. Stellar kinematics and dynamical masses (2025)

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Buttitta, Chiara; Iodice, Enrichetta; Doll, Goran; Hartke, Johanna; Hilker, Michael; Forbes, Duncan A.; Corsini, Enrico M.; Rossi, Luca; Arnaboldi, Magda; Cantiello, Michele; D'Ago, Giuseppe; Falcon-Barroso, Jesus; Gullieuszik, Marco; La Marca, Antonio; Mieske, Steffen; Mirabile, Marco; Paolillo, Maurizio; Rejkuba, Marina; Spavone, Marilena; Spiniello, Chiara; Sarzi, Marc
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

The MUSE view of the Sculptor galaxy: Survey overview and the luminosity function of planetary nebulae (2025)

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Congiu, E.; Scheuermann, F.; Kreckel, K.; Leroy, A.; Emsellem, E.; Belfiore, F.; Hartke, J.; Anand, G.; Egorov, O. V.; Groves, B.; Kravtsov, T.; Thilker, D.; Tovo, C.; Bigiel, F.; Blanc, G. A.; Bolatto, A. D.; Cronin, S. A.; Dale, D. A.; Mcclain, R.; Mendez-Delgado, J. E.; Oakes, E. K.; Klessen, R. S.; Schinnerer, E.; Williams, T. G.
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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