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  "abstract": "Compact and red sources in the high redshift ($z\\sim5$) 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 AGN templates. Local LRD-like objects allow for detailed studies of the underlying physical processes with archival multi-wavelength datasets unavailable in the high-$z$ Universe. We show that the SDSS $ugriz$ filters at $z\\approx0.4, 0.8$ overlap well with the JWST filters used to select LRDs at $z\\sim5$. We use SDSS quasars to define a sample of $\\sim1300$ Local Red Dots (LoRDs) which 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 [NeV]$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 NIR. 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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    {
      "name": "Quinn O. Casey"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ryan C. Hickox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nikko J. Cleri"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jonathan H. Cohn"
    },
    {
      "name": "David M. Alexander"
    },
    {
      "name": "Emmanuel Durodola"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kelly E. Whalen"
    },
    {
      "name": "Raphael E. Hviding"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tonima Tasnim Ananna"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/enr8bq3c9es6x.bib",
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2606.26098",
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  "landing_url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.26098",
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  "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "licence_label": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.26098",
  "pmcid": null,
  "pmid": null,
  "published": "2026-09-09",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/enr8bq3c9es6x.ris",
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  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "astronomy",
      "origin": "arxiv:astro-ph.GA",
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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",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:20:26Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/enr8bq3c9es6x",
  "venue": "arXiv",
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