New evidence for mergers in compact groups of galaxies

Caon, N.; Capaccioli, M.; D'Onofrio, M.; Longo, G.
Bibliographical reference

Astronomy and Astrophysics 286L, L39-L42 (1994)

Advertised on:
6
1994
Number of authors
4
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
26
Refereed citations
26
Description
In the (logR_e_, μ_e_) plane defined by the logarithm of the effective radius and the effective surface brightness, elliptical galaxies that are members of Hickson's compact groups turn out to belong to the bright family, thus suggesting that most of them have likely experiences subtantial secondary evolution.