Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1991
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Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 185, no. 1, Nov. 1991, p. 1-20.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Brightness Distribution, Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Clusters, Galactic Structure, Astronomical Photometry, Galactic Radiation, Regression Analysis, Stellar Luminosity
Scientific paper
An analysis is presented of luminosity profiles of E galaxies studied by Strom and Strom (1978, 1979) in six clusters of galaxies. A relationship is found between radius, luminosity, and surface brightness for galaxies in each of the clusters. It is inferred that there is not a universal luminosity profile for elliptical galaxies, that the environmental variation of radius is larger than that produced by mergers of galaxies, and that the distance to a galaxy can be estimated from apparent magnitude, surface brightness, angular size, and apparent local projected density of galaxies.
Recillas-Cruz Else
Serrano Alfonso
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