A new empirical model for the structural analysis of early-type galaxies, and a critical review of the Nuker model

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 6 1770, 2003, Pages 2951-2963

  Graham, Alister W ^a   Erwin, Peter ^b   Trujillo, I ^c   Ramos, A Asensio ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: nuclei; Galaxies: photometry; Galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141980816     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375320     Document Type: Article

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