The faint outskirts of the blue compact galaxy Haro 11: is there a red excess?

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2010-02-19

arxiv.org/abs/1002.3826v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

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Previous studies of the low surface brightness host of the blue compact galaxy (BCG) Haro 11 have suggested an abnormally red color of V-K=4.2+-0.8 for the host galaxy. This color is inconsistent with any normal stellar population over a wide range of stellar metallicities (Z=0.001-0.02). Similar though less extreme host colors have been measured for other BCGs and may be reconciled with population synthesis models, provided that the stellar metallicity of the host is higher than that of the ionized gas in the central starburst. We present the deepest V and K band observations to date of Haro 11 and derive a new V-K color for the host galaxy. Our new data suggest a far less extreme colour of V-K=2.3+-0.2, which is perfectly consistent with the expectations for an old host galaxy with the same metallicty as that derived from nebular emission lines in the star-forming center.

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