Star formation in sculptor group dwarf irregular galaxies and the nature of "transition" galaxies

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 2 1766, 2003, Pages 593-609

  Skillman, Evan D ^a   Côté, Stéphanie ^b   Miller, Bryan W ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

Author keywords

Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual (NGC 625); Galaxies: irregular; H II regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144465351     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345964     Document Type: Article

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