Bibcode
Aguerri, J. A. L.; Iglesias-Páramo, J.; Vílchez, J. M.; Muñoz-Tuñon, C.
Bibliographical reference
Outskirts of Galaxy Clusters: Intense Life in the Suburbs. Edited by Antonaldo Diaferio, IAU Colloquium #195, p.432-434
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2004
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Description
We have studied the quantitative morphology of the galaxies of the Coma
cluster brighter than mr=17. The surface brightness profiles
of all galaxies were decomposed into the structural components: bulge
and disc. We found a correlation between the scale length of the discs
and the location in the cluster. Galaxies located at small projected
distances show smaller discs than those located in the outermost regions
of the cluster. We have also investigated the correlation betwenn the
B-r color of the galaxies and their environment. For late-type galaxies
there is a correlation between the color and the position in the
cluster. The bluest galaxies are located in the outermost regions of the
cluster and show the largest discs. These results can be explained in
terms of galaxy harassment.