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Compact Elliptical Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Jean-Luc Nieto  and
Philippe Prugniel
Jean-Luc Nieto
Affiliation:
Observatoire du Pic–du-Midi et de Toulouse, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Philippe Prugniel
Affiliation:
Observatoire du Pic–du-Midi et de Toulouse, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France

Abstract

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We summarize our present knowledge on low-mass high-surface brightness elliptical objects near massive galaxies that are often called M32-type or compact elliptical galaxies. The origin of the low mass of these objects is a controversial matter: is it intrinsic to their formation or produced, as classically believed, by tidal stripping from the massive neighbor? We present new observational data allowing to define better the characteristics of these objects and a simple theoretical model whose consequences support the idea that the precursors of compact ellipticals are related to the low-mass end of the luminosity function of elliptical galaxies.

Type
Invited Reviews
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 127: Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies , 1987 , pp. 99 - 107
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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