Colors, ages, and metallicities of galaxies in six nearby galaxy clusters

Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 109-119

  Lee, Jong Chul ^a   Lee, Myung Gyoon ^a   Kim, Taehyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A1773; A1809; A2048; A2142; Age; and A2152) galaxy: photometry galaxy: color; And metallictiy galaxy: formation and evolution; Galaxy clusters: individual (A1436

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949091690     PISSN: 12254614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5303/JKAS.2008.41.5.109     Document Type: Article

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