Observable properties of E0 triaxial galaxies - A test for triaxiality

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Sep 1987

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 320, Sept. 15, 1987, p. L93-L97.

Statistics

Computation

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Density Distribution, Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Structure, Mass To Light Ratios, Computational Astrophysics, Dynamic Characteristics

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It is shown that most triaxial galaxies oriented in space to appear as E0 galaxies should have observable rotation velocities. By projecting Levison and Richstone's (1987) triaxial models so that they look like E0s, it was found that v/sigma can be as large as 1.0. In a separate argument, the observed distribution of axial ratios of ellipticals was used to show that between 3 percent and 23 percent of E0 galaxies are intrinsically flattened systems. Thus, if elliptical galaxies are triaxial then some E0 galaxies should have observable rotation velocities.

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