Embedded Structures and Young Nuclei in dE Galaxies: 3D Spectroscopic View

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Dwarf elliptical galaxies (dE's) are numerically dominant population in clusters, however understanding their formation and evolution remains a challenging task, in particular, because these objects are very difficult to observe due to low surface brightness. We performed 3D spectroscopy of a handful of dE's in the Virgo cluster and nearby groups using MPFS IFU spectrograph at the Russian 6-m telescope, and obtained spatially resolved maps of internal kinematics and luminosity-weighted stellar population parameters using novel stellar population fitting technique. Nearly all observed galaxies exhibit presence of kinematically and/or evolutionary embedded structures: embedded stellar disc is revealed in IC3653 (Virgo), young nuclear structures are discovered in three Virgo dE's: IC783, IC3468, IC3509, young metal-rich counter-rotating stellar disc is seen in NGC770 (NGC772 group). What is the origin of these structures? They undoubtedly strengthen connection between early and late-type dwarfs. Ram pressure stripping turns to be the most favourable scenario in clusters, while in the groups slow accretion of cold gas from gas-rich companion with following star-formation in situ may also play an important role.

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