Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992apj...400...65m&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 400, no. 1, p. 65-73.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Astronomical Photometry, Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Clusters, Charge Coupled Devices, Imaging Techniques, Light Scattering
Scientific paper
The study presents deep g- and r-band CCD imaging of three rich clusters, A2589, A2634, and A407, containing cD galaxies or structures possibly relating to cD envelopes. Scattered light r exp -2 halos were modeled and subtracted from the images. The (g-r) color profiles of the cDs NGC 7647 (A2589) and NGC 7720 (A2634) down to the start of the envelopes are found to be quite flat. There is no evidence of a change in color at the surface brightness break that signifies the start of the cD envelope, nor are the colors of the envelope dramatically blue. The color profile of the D galaxy NGC 7728 also in A2634 displays a steeper blueward color gradient than NGC 7720. A407, which has nine nuclei in a common envelope, may also possess a red envelope in comparison to its higher surface brightness region, and thus may evolve into a cD similar to NGC 7647. The implications for cD envelope formation and evolution are discussed.
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