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Conjectures on the ellipticity of cD galaxies

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We give a possible explanation for the peculiar flattening of some cD galaxies, and for their alignment with the cluster's overall rotation.

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  1. Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Monteporzio, Italy

    A. Di Fazio

  2. Laboratorio di Astrofisica Spaziale, Frascati, Italy

    F. Vagnetti

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  1. A. Di Fazio
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Di Fazio, A., Vagnetti, F. Conjectures on the ellipticity of cD galaxies. Astrophys Space Sci 64, 509–512 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00639525

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