Morphological investigation of elliptical galaxies

  • S. Djorgovski
  • M. Davis
  • S. Kent
Morning Sessions
Part of the Lecture Notes in Physics book series (LNP, volume 232)

Abstract

We describe the two large surface photometry surveys of elliptical galaxies, completed at Mt. Hopkins and Lick observatories. These comprise the largest such surveys of early-type galaxies to this date, and will provide us with a large set of uniform quality data for a variety of statistical and dynamical studies. We discuss briefly some results from the Mt. Hopkins survey.

Keywords

Velocity Dispersion Surface Brightness Line Strength Elliptical Galaxy Profile Shape 
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© Springer-Verlag 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • S. Djorgovski
    • 1
  • M. Davis
    • 1
  • S. Kent
    • 2
  1. 1.Astronomy DepartmentUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyUSA
  2. 2.Harvard-Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsCambridgeUSA

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