Complexity on small scales. II. Metallicities and ages in the Leo II dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 270-283

  Koch, Andreas ^a   Grebel, Eva K ^a   Kleyna, Jan T ^b   Wilkinson, Mark I ^c   Harbeck, Daniel R ^d   Gilmore, Gerard F ^c   Wyse, Rosemary F G ^e   Evans, N Wyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual (Leo II); Galaxies: stellar content; Galaxies: structure; Local group

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846515769     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509889     Document Type: Article

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