Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-11-06
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 gif figures. Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/319710
A search for star forming objects belonging to tidal tails has been carried out in a sample of deep Halpha images of 16 compact groups of galaxies. A total of 36 objects with Halpha luminosity larger than 10^38 erg s-1 have been detected in five groups. The fraction of the total Halpha luminosity of their respective parent galaxies shown by the tidal objects is always below 5% except for the tidal features of HCG95, whose Halpha luminosity amounts to 65% of the total luminosity. Out of this 36 objects, 9 star forming tidal dwarf galaxy candidates have been finally identified on the basis of their projected distances to the nuclei of the parent galaxies and their total Halpha luminosities. Overall, the observed properties of the candidates resemble those previously reported for the so-called tidal dwarf galaxies.
Iglesias-Paramo Jorge
Vilchez José M.
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