Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies
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- Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel; Smith Castelli, Analia Viviana; Faifer, Favio Raúl; Escudero, Carlos Gabriel; Cellone, Sergio Aldo
- Año de publicación
- 2018
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- inglés
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- Context. In spite of the numerous studies of low-luminosity galaxies in different environments, there is still no consensus about their formation scenario. In particular, a large number of galaxies displaying extremely low surface brightnesses have been detected in recent years and the nature of these objects is still under discussion. Aims. In order to enlarge the sample of known low-surface-brightness (LSB) galaxies and to try to provide clues about their nature, we report the detection of eight such objects (μ eff,g′ â 27 mag arcsec -2 ) towards the group of galaxies Pegasus I. They are located, in projection, within a radius of ∼200 kpc in the very center of Pegasus I, close to the dominant elliptical galaxies NGC 7619 and NGC 7626. Methods. We analyzed deep, high-quality GEMINI-GMOS images with ELLIPSE within IRAF in order to obtain their brightness profiles and structural parameters. We also fit Sérsic functions to these profiles in order to compare their properties with those of typical early-Type galaxies. Results. Assuming that these galaxies are at the distance of Pegasus I, we have found that their sizes are intermediate among similar objects reported in the literature. In particular, we found that three of these galaxies can be classified as ultra-diffuse galaxies and a fourth one displays a nucleus. The eight new LSB galaxies show significant color dispersion around the extrapolation towards faint luminosities of the color-magnitude relation defined by typical early-Type galaxies. In addition, they display values of the Sérsic index below 1 (concave brightness profiles in linear scale), in agreement with values obtained for LSB galaxies in other environments. Conclusions. We show that there seems to be a bias effect in the size distributions of the detected LSBs in different environments, in the sense that more distant groups/clusters lack small r eff objects, while large systems are not found in the Local Group and nearby environments. While there may be an actual shortage of large LSB galaxies in low-density environments like the Local Group, the non-detection of small (and faint) systems at large distances is clearly a selection effect. As an example, LSB galaxies with similar sizes to those of the satellites of Andromeda in the Local Group will be certainly missed in a visual identification at the distance of Pegasus I.
Fil: Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Smith Castelli, Analia Viviana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Faifer, Favio Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Escudero, Carlos Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Cellone, Sergio Aldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina - Materia
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Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxiesGonzalez, Nelida MabelSmith Castelli, Analia VivianaFaifer, Favio RaúlEscudero, Carlos GabrielCellone, Sergio AldoGALAXIES: DWARFGALAXIES: GROUPS: INDIVIDUAL: PEGASUS IGALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS: GENERALMETHODS: OBSERVATIONALTECHNIQUES: PHOTOMETRIChttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Context. In spite of the numerous studies of low-luminosity galaxies in different environments, there is still no consensus about their formation scenario. In particular, a large number of galaxies displaying extremely low surface brightnesses have been detected in recent years and the nature of these objects is still under discussion. Aims. In order to enlarge the sample of known low-surface-brightness (LSB) galaxies and to try to provide clues about their nature, we report the detection of eight such objects (μ eff,g′ â 27 mag arcsec -2 ) towards the group of galaxies Pegasus I. They are located, in projection, within a radius of ∼200 kpc in the very center of Pegasus I, close to the dominant elliptical galaxies NGC 7619 and NGC 7626. Methods. We analyzed deep, high-quality GEMINI-GMOS images with ELLIPSE within IRAF in order to obtain their brightness profiles and structural parameters. We also fit Sérsic functions to these profiles in order to compare their properties with those of typical early-Type galaxies. Results. Assuming that these galaxies are at the distance of Pegasus I, we have found that their sizes are intermediate among similar objects reported in the literature. In particular, we found that three of these galaxies can be classified as ultra-diffuse galaxies and a fourth one displays a nucleus. The eight new LSB galaxies show significant color dispersion around the extrapolation towards faint luminosities of the color-magnitude relation defined by typical early-Type galaxies. In addition, they display values of the Sérsic index below 1 (concave brightness profiles in linear scale), in agreement with values obtained for LSB galaxies in other environments. Conclusions. We show that there seems to be a bias effect in the size distributions of the detected LSBs in different environments, in the sense that more distant groups/clusters lack small r eff objects, while large systems are not found in the Local Group and nearby environments. While there may be an actual shortage of large LSB galaxies in low-density environments like the Local Group, the non-detection of small (and faint) systems at large distances is clearly a selection effect. As an example, LSB galaxies with similar sizes to those of the satellites of Andromeda in the Local Group will be certainly missed in a visual identification at the distance of Pegasus I.Fil: Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Smith Castelli, Analia Viviana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Faifer, Favio Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Escudero, Carlos Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Cellone, Sergio Aldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; ArgentinaEDP Sciences2018-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/86565Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel; Smith Castelli, Analia Viviana; Faifer, Favio Raúl; Escudero, Carlos Gabriel; Cellone, Sergio Aldo; Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. 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Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies |
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Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies |
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Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel GALAXIES: DWARF GALAXIES: GROUPS: INDIVIDUAL: PEGASUS I GALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS: GENERAL METHODS: OBSERVATIONAL TECHNIQUES: PHOTOMETRIC |
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Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies |
title_full |
Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies |
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Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies |
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Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies |
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Stellar systems in the direction of Pegasus I: I. Low surface brightness galaxies |
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Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel Smith Castelli, Analia Viviana Faifer, Favio Raúl Escudero, Carlos Gabriel Cellone, Sergio Aldo |
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Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel |
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Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel Smith Castelli, Analia Viviana Faifer, Favio Raúl Escudero, Carlos Gabriel Cellone, Sergio Aldo |
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Smith Castelli, Analia Viviana Faifer, Favio Raúl Escudero, Carlos Gabriel Cellone, Sergio Aldo |
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GALAXIES: DWARF GALAXIES: GROUPS: INDIVIDUAL: PEGASUS I GALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS: GENERAL METHODS: OBSERVATIONAL TECHNIQUES: PHOTOMETRIC |
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GALAXIES: DWARF GALAXIES: GROUPS: INDIVIDUAL: PEGASUS I GALAXIES: STAR CLUSTERS: GENERAL METHODS: OBSERVATIONAL TECHNIQUES: PHOTOMETRIC |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Context. In spite of the numerous studies of low-luminosity galaxies in different environments, there is still no consensus about their formation scenario. In particular, a large number of galaxies displaying extremely low surface brightnesses have been detected in recent years and the nature of these objects is still under discussion. Aims. In order to enlarge the sample of known low-surface-brightness (LSB) galaxies and to try to provide clues about their nature, we report the detection of eight such objects (μ eff,g′ â 27 mag arcsec -2 ) towards the group of galaxies Pegasus I. They are located, in projection, within a radius of ∼200 kpc in the very center of Pegasus I, close to the dominant elliptical galaxies NGC 7619 and NGC 7626. Methods. We analyzed deep, high-quality GEMINI-GMOS images with ELLIPSE within IRAF in order to obtain their brightness profiles and structural parameters. We also fit Sérsic functions to these profiles in order to compare their properties with those of typical early-Type galaxies. Results. Assuming that these galaxies are at the distance of Pegasus I, we have found that their sizes are intermediate among similar objects reported in the literature. In particular, we found that three of these galaxies can be classified as ultra-diffuse galaxies and a fourth one displays a nucleus. The eight new LSB galaxies show significant color dispersion around the extrapolation towards faint luminosities of the color-magnitude relation defined by typical early-Type galaxies. In addition, they display values of the Sérsic index below 1 (concave brightness profiles in linear scale), in agreement with values obtained for LSB galaxies in other environments. Conclusions. We show that there seems to be a bias effect in the size distributions of the detected LSBs in different environments, in the sense that more distant groups/clusters lack small r eff objects, while large systems are not found in the Local Group and nearby environments. While there may be an actual shortage of large LSB galaxies in low-density environments like the Local Group, the non-detection of small (and faint) systems at large distances is clearly a selection effect. As an example, LSB galaxies with similar sizes to those of the satellites of Andromeda in the Local Group will be certainly missed in a visual identification at the distance of Pegasus I. Fil: Gonzalez, Nelida Mabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina Fil: Smith Castelli, Analia Viviana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina Fil: Faifer, Favio Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina Fil: Escudero, Carlos Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina Fil: Cellone, Sergio Aldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina |
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Context. In spite of the numerous studies of low-luminosity galaxies in different environments, there is still no consensus about their formation scenario. In particular, a large number of galaxies displaying extremely low surface brightnesses have been detected in recent years and the nature of these objects is still under discussion. Aims. In order to enlarge the sample of known low-surface-brightness (LSB) galaxies and to try to provide clues about their nature, we report the detection of eight such objects (μ eff,g′ â 27 mag arcsec -2 ) towards the group of galaxies Pegasus I. They are located, in projection, within a radius of ∼200 kpc in the very center of Pegasus I, close to the dominant elliptical galaxies NGC 7619 and NGC 7626. Methods. We analyzed deep, high-quality GEMINI-GMOS images with ELLIPSE within IRAF in order to obtain their brightness profiles and structural parameters. We also fit Sérsic functions to these profiles in order to compare their properties with those of typical early-Type galaxies. Results. Assuming that these galaxies are at the distance of Pegasus I, we have found that their sizes are intermediate among similar objects reported in the literature. In particular, we found that three of these galaxies can be classified as ultra-diffuse galaxies and a fourth one displays a nucleus. The eight new LSB galaxies show significant color dispersion around the extrapolation towards faint luminosities of the color-magnitude relation defined by typical early-Type galaxies. In addition, they display values of the Sérsic index below 1 (concave brightness profiles in linear scale), in agreement with values obtained for LSB galaxies in other environments. Conclusions. We show that there seems to be a bias effect in the size distributions of the detected LSBs in different environments, in the sense that more distant groups/clusters lack small r eff objects, while large systems are not found in the Local Group and nearby environments. While there may be an actual shortage of large LSB galaxies in low-density environments like the Local Group, the non-detection of small (and faint) systems at large distances is clearly a selection effect. As an example, LSB galaxies with similar sizes to those of the satellites of Andromeda in the Local Group will be certainly missed in a visual identification at the distance of Pegasus I. |
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