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The Structure of Merger Remnants of Compact Groups of Galaxies: Some Preliminary Results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

E. Athanassoula  and
Ch. L. Vozikis
E. Athanassoula
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Marseille, 2, Place Le Verrier, 13248 Marseille Cedex 04, France
Ch. L. Vozikis
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Marseille, 2, Place Le Verrier, 13248 Marseille Cedex 04, France

Abstract

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We present some preliminary results on the properties of multiple merger remnants. We discuss their axial ratios, their V/σ ratio as a function of ellipticity, and their circular velocity profiles.

Type
Mergers & Remnants
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 186: Galaxy Interactions at High and Low Redshift , 1999 , pp. 145 - 148
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1999 

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