A search for massive ultra-compact dwarf galaxies in the Centaurus galaxy cluster

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 498, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 705-710

  Mieske, S ^a   Hilker, M ^b   Misgeld, I ^b,c   Jordan A ^d,e   Infante, L ^d   Kissler Patig, M ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^b EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: clusters: individual: Centaurus; Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: nuclei; galaxies: star clusters

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: CENTAURUS; GALAXIES: DWARF; GALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; GALAXIES: NUCLEI; GALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS;

LUMINANCE; POWDERS; SURVEYS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 66149139237     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200811248     Document Type: Article

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