The spatial homogeneity of nebular and stellar oxygen abundances in the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 642, Issue 2 I, 2006, Pages 813-833

  Lee, Henry ^a   Skillman, Evan D ^a   Venn, Kim A ^a,b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual (NGC 6822); Galaxies: irregular

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746093899     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500568     Document Type: Article

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