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Isophote Shapes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

R. I. Jedrzejewski
R. I. Jedrzejewski*
Affiliation:
Mount Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, CA 91101

Abstract

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The shapes of the isophotes of elliptical galaxies are discussed. Ellipticity and position angle variations with distance from the centres of galaxies are described, as well as deviations from perfectly elliptical shape. The factors contributing to these deviations, in particular edge-on disks and boxiness, are described and portrayed.

Type
Invited Reviews
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 127: Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies , 1987 , pp. 37 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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