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Faint Dwarf Galaxies in Nearby Clusters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2011

M. Koleva ,
Ph. Prugniel ,
I. Vauglin ,
I. Misgeld ,
M. Hilker  and
S. Mieske
I. Misgeld
Affiliation:
Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 München, Germany
M. Hilker
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
S. Mieske
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
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Abstract

Besides giant elliptical galaxies, a number of low-mass stellar systems inhabit the cores of galaxy clusters, such as dwarf elliptical galaxies (dEs/dSphs), ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs), and globular clusters. The detailed morphological examination of faint dwarf galaxies has, until recently, been limited to the Local Group (LG) and the two very nearby galaxy clusters Virgo and Fornax. Here, we compare the structural parameters of a large number of dEs/dSphs in the more distant clusters Hydra I and Centaurus to other dynamically hot stellar systems.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 48: CRAL-2010 A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies , 2011 , pp. 207 - 208
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2011

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