Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-02-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
20 pages, 3 figures, Submitted to Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy (Revised after referee's comments)
Scientific paper
10.1007/BF02702647
The Tully-Fisher (TF) or the luminosity line-width relations of the galaxies in the Eridanus group are constructed using the HI rotation curves and the luminosities in the optical and in the near-infrared bands. The slopes of the TF relations (absolute magnitude vs log2V_{flat}) are -8.6\pm1.1, -10.0\pm1.5, -10.7\pm2.1, and -9.7\pm1.3 in the R, J, H, and K bands respectively for galaxies having flat HI rotation curves. These values of the slopes are consistent with those obtained from studies of other groups and clusters. The scatter in the TF relations is in the range 0.5 - 1.1 mag in different bands. This scatter is considerably larger compared to those observed in other groups and clusters. It is suggested that the larger scatter in the TF relations for the Eridanus group is related to the loose structure of the group. If the TF relations are constructed using the baryonic mass (stellar + HI + Helium mass) instead of the stellar luminosity, nearly identical slopes are obtained in the R and in the near-infrared bands. The baryonic TF (baryonic mass vs log2V_{flat}) slope is in the range 3.5 - 4.1.
Dwarakanath K. S.
Omar Ahmed
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