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A Search for M32-like Galaxies in the Fornax Cluster using Flair

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Brett Holman ,
Michael Drinkwater  and
Michael Gregg
Brett Holman
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Michael Drinkwater
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Coonabarabran, New South Wales 2357, Australia
Michael Gregg
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-413, Livermore, CA 94551-9900, USA

Abstract

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Results of a spectroscopic search for M32-like compact elliptical galaxies in the Fornax cluster are presented. None were found, which suggests that these objects represent the low luminosity end of the giant elliptical luminosity function, rather than being formed by tidal stripping. The sample is used to investigate the large-scale distribution of bright ellipticals.

Type
V. Astronomy from Optical Fibre Feeds
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 148: The Future Utilisation of Schmidt Telescopes , 1995 , pp. 106 - 110
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1995

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