Bibcode
Toloba, E.; Boselli, A.; Gorgas, J.; Peletier, R. F.; Cenarro, A. J.; Gadotti, D. A.; Gil de Paz, A.; Pedraz, S.; Yildiz, U.
Referencia bibliográfica
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 707, Issue 1, pp. L17-L21 (2009).
Fecha de publicación:
12
2009
Número de citas
60
Número de citas referidas
52
Descripción
We present new observational results on the kinematical, morphological,
and stellar population properties of a sample of 21 dEs located both in
the Virgo Cluster and in the field, which show that 52% of the dEs (1)
are rotationally supported, (2) exhibit structural signs of typical
rotating systems such as disks, bars, or spiral arms, (3) are younger
(~3 Gyr) than non-rotating dEs, and (4) are preferentially located
either in the outskirts of Virgo or in the field. This evidence is
consistent with the idea that rotationally supported dwarfs are
late-type spirals or irregulars that recently entered the cluster and
lost their gas through a ram pressure stripping event, quenching their
star formation and becoming dEs through passive evolution. We also find
that all, but one, galaxies without photometric hints for hosting disks
are pressure supported and are all situated in the inner regions of the
cluster. This suggests a different evolution from the rotationally
supported systems. Three different scenarios for these non-rotating
galaxies are discussed (in situ formation, harassment, and ram pressure
stripping).
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