Spiral-like light profiles but elliptical-like kinematics in mergers of galaxies

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 393, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Jog, C J ^a   Chitre, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: spiral; Galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DATA REDUCTION; DYNAMICS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; KINEMATICS; PHOTOMETRY; SPACE OPTICS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES;

GALAXIES;

EID: 0036796070     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021255     Document Type: Article

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