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Title

The nuclei of nearby giant elliptical galaxies

Author(s)

Seigar, Marc S.;  Lynam, P. D.;  Graham, Alister W.;  Bodnarik, J. G.

Abstract

We have observed 26 giant elliptical galaxies in the near-infrared K-band with UFTI on UKIRT. These were observed in excellent seeing conditions (~0.3 arcsec) and one of the galaxies revealed a triple nucleus that had not been previously observed as such. Of the galaxies observed, 18 are coincident with the x-ray centers of their host clusters and 8 are not. We will present the results of investigations of their nuclear properties, such as their nuclear surface brightness profiles, the slope of the inner profile, and multiple nuclei.

Publication type

Conference paper

Source

Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society: Proceedings of the 203rd American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 05-08 January 2004, Vol. 35, Session 16.22

Publication year

2004

Keyword(s)

Galaxies;  Giant elliptical galaxies;  K-band;  Nuclear properties;  Triple nucleus

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

ISBN

0002-7537

Publisher URL

http://aas.org/publications/baas/

Copyright

Copyright © 2004 American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. The American Astronomical Society does not allow institutions to archive either the accepted manuscript or the published version of the article.

Peer reviewed