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A catalogue of galaxies with extremely red colours (R-J≥5), covering 8.43 square degrees has been selected from optical and near-infrared data. Based on their bright near-infrared magnitude and their very red colour, these objects are likely to be very massive galaxies with little or no ongoing star formation. We have derived a surface density of 0.0396 ± 0.0011 arcmin–2 (Poisson uncertainties) for these Extremely Red Objects.
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Hempel, A., Herbst, T.M., Thompson, D. Surface Density of Extremely Red Objects with R-J≥5. In: Renzini, A., Bender, R. (eds) Multiwavelength Mapping of Galaxy Formation and Evolution. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10995020_76
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