Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-04-22
Astron.Astrophys. 405 (2003) 99-110
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics on 24/2/2003; 62 pages
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20030585
A sample of about 3,800 Low Surface Brightness (LSB) galaxies was selected using the all-sky near-infrared (J, H and K_s-band) 2MASS survey. The selected objects have a mean central surface brightness within a 5 arcsec radius around their centre fainter than 18 mag/sq.arcsec in the K_s band, making them the lowest surface brightness galaxies detected by 2MASS. A description is given of the relevant properties of the 2MASS survey and the LSB galaxy selection procedure, as well as of basic photometric properties of the selected objects. The latter properties are compared to those of other samples of galaxies, of both LSBs and `classical' high surface brightness (HSB) objects, which were selected in the optical. The 2MASS LSBs have a (B_T_c)-(K_T) colour which is on average 0.9 mag bluer than that of HSBs from the NGC. The 2MASS sample does not appear to contain a significant population of red objects.
Balkowski Ch.
Driel Willem van
Jarrett Thomas H.
Monnier Ragaigne D.
Schneider Stephen E.
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