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Ultraviolet Properties of Dwarf Galaxies in the Fornax and Ursa MajorClusters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2011

Y. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
S.-C. Rey*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
M. Pak
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
S. Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
E.-C. Sung
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon, Korea
W. Yi
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
J. Chung
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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Abstract

We present ultraviolet (UV) properties of dwarf galaxies in the Fornax and Ursa Major clusters in comparison with the Virgo cluster. Most of the dwarf galaxies in the Fornax cluster show red UV colors which is consistent with that the Fornax is dynamically evolved cluster with large fraction of early-type galaxies. Meanwhile, majority of dwarf galaxies of Ursa Major cluster are late-type with blue UV colors, indicating prevalence of strong star formation activities in the low density environment.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2011

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References

Kim, S., Rey, S.-C., Lisker, T., & Sohn, S.T., 2010, ApJ, 721, L72CrossRef