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Tidal Streams in Newly Discovered Compact Elliptical (cE) Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2011

M. Koleva ,
Ph. Prugniel ,
I. Vauglin ,
A.P. Huxor ,
S. Phillipps ,
J. Price  and
R. Harniman
A.P. Huxor
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, UK
S. Phillipps
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, UK
J. Price
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, UK
R. Harniman
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, UK
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Abstract

We present two newly discovered cE galaxies with tidal tails, the “smoking gun” of the stripping scenario for cE formation.

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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. 257 - 258
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2011

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