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  "abstract": "Compact and red sources in the high-redshift ( z ∼ 5) Universe, known as “Little Red Dots” (LRDs), are among JWST’s most intriguing discoveries. These sources have broad Balmer emission lines, weak X-ray emission, and unique spectral energy distributions (SEDs) poorly fit by either stellar or active galactic nucleus (AGN) templates. Local LRD-like objects allow for detailed studies of the underlying physical processes with archival multiwavelength datasets unavailable in the high- z Universe. We show that the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) ugriz filters at z ≈ 0.4, 0.8 overlap well with the JWST filters used to select LRDs at z ∼ 5. We use SDSS quasars to define a sample of ∼1300 Local Red Dots (LoRDs) that share the same photometric colors of LRDs. A subset of the LoRD sample selected to have V-shaped continua ( N = 244) show prominent higher-order Balmer absorption features and [Ne v ] λ 3426 emission, both of which would likely be missed in JWST/PRISM observations given the low spectral resolution. A composite SED of the LoRDs differs from a typical quasar SED in the rest-frame UV/optical, but the two agree with each other in the near-infrared. The LoRD SED matches well with a stack of LRDs and can be modeled either as a reddened AGN combined with a host galaxy, or as a reddened AGN combined with a host galaxy and a cool blackbody. Interestingly, the LoRDs are X-ray detected at a rate comparable to typical quasars. However, the probability that LoRDs and typical quasars would go undetected, if subject to the LRD X-ray upper limits, is >50%.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Dartmouth College",
    "The Pennsylvania State University",
    "Durham University",
    "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center",
    "Oak Ridge Associated Universities",
    "Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie",
    "Wayne State University"
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      "name": "Quinn O. Casey",
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      "name": "Raphael E. Hviding",
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      "name": "Tonima Tasnim Ananna",
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  "pdf_url": "https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aea419/pdf",
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  "published": "2026-09-30",
  "publisher": "American Astronomical Society",
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  "title": "A Population of Little Red Dot-like Quasars in SDSS*",
  "title_text": "A Population of Little Red Dot-like Quasars in SDSS*",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/01avtexpf2t0e",
  "venue": "The Astrophysical Journal",
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