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Isophotometry of Brightest Cluster Ellipticals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

A.C. Porter ,
D.P. Schneider  and
J.G. Hoessel
A.C. Porter
Affiliation:
Caltech 105-24, Pasadena, CA 91125
D.P. Schneider
Affiliation:
IAS, Princeton, NJ 08540
J.G. Hoessel
Affiliation:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706

Abstract

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What are the two-dimensional distributions of projected luminosity in the brightest ellipticals in Abell clusters (hereafter called “El” s)? If we treat isophotes as ellipses, how do their properties vary as functions of surface brightness? Are the isophote parameters correlated with a galaxy's global properties? Are they correlated with any properties of the surrounding cluster? Are Els morphologically similar to other cluster or field ellipticals? This paper describes work in progress to the answers to these questions, and illustrates an interesting result.

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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 127: Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies , 1987 , pp. 385 - 386
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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