Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group

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Buzzoni, A.; Cellone, Sergio Aldo; Saracco, P.; Zucca, E.
Año de publicación
2012
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In this third paper of a series we present Johnson-Gunn B, g, V, r, i, z multicolour photometry for 79 objects, including a significant fraction of the faintest galaxies around NGC5044, assessing group membership on the basis of apparent morphology (through accurate Sérsic-profile fitting) and low-resolution (R= 500-1000) optical spectroscopy to estimate the redshift for 21 objects. Early- and late-type systems are found to be clearly separate in Sérsic parameter space, with the well-known luminosity versus shape relation being mostly traced by different morphological types spanning different ranges in the shape parameter n. A significantly blue colour is confirmed for Magellanic irregulars (Sm/Ims), while a drift toward bluer integrated colours is also an issue for dwarf ellipticals (dEs). Both features point to moderate but pervasive star-formation activity even among nominally 'quiescent' stellar systems. Together, dEs and Ims provide the bulk of the galaxy luminosity function, around M(g) ≃-18.0 ± 1.5, while the S0 and dwarf spheroidal (dSph) components dominate the bright and faint-end tails of the distribution respectively. This special mix places the NGC5044 Group just 'midway' between the high-density cosmic aggregation scale typical of galaxy clusters and the low-density environment of looser galaxy clumps like our Local Group. The bright mass of the 136 member galaxies with available photometry and morphological classification, as inferred from appropriate M/L model fitting, amounts to a total of 2.3 × 10 12M ⊙. This is one seventh of the total dynamical mass of the group, according to its X-ray emission. The current star-formation rate within the group turns to be about 23M ⊙yr -1, a figure that may however be slightly increased as a result of the evident activity among dwarf ellipticals, as shown by enhanced Hβ emission in their spectra. Lick narrow-band indices have been computed for 17 galaxies, probing all the relevant atomic and molecular features in the 4300-5800Å wavelength range. Dwarf ellipticals are found to share a subsolar metallicity (-1.0 ≲ [Fe/H] ≲- 0.5), with a clear decoupling between iron and α elements, as already established for high-mass systems. Both dEs and dS0s are consistent with a high age, about one Hubble time, although a possible bias towards higher values of age may be induced by the gas emission affecting the Hβ strength.
Fil: Buzzoni, A.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Bologna; Italia
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. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Saracco, P.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Brera; Italia
Fil: Zucca, E.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Bologna; Italia
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GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC5044 GROUP
GALAXIES: DWARF
GALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR, CD
GALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS
GALAXIES: PHOTOMETRY
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spelling Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 GroupBuzzoni, A.Cellone, Sergio AldoSaracco, P.Zucca, E.GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC5044 GROUPGALAXIES: DWARFGALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR, CDGALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERSGALAXIES: PHOTOMETRYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1In this third paper of a series we present Johnson-Gunn B, g, V, r, i, z multicolour photometry for 79 objects, including a significant fraction of the faintest galaxies around NGC5044, assessing group membership on the basis of apparent morphology (through accurate Sérsic-profile fitting) and low-resolution (R= 500-1000) optical spectroscopy to estimate the redshift for 21 objects. Early- and late-type systems are found to be clearly separate in Sérsic parameter space, with the well-known luminosity versus shape relation being mostly traced by different morphological types spanning different ranges in the shape parameter n. A significantly blue colour is confirmed for Magellanic irregulars (Sm/Ims), while a drift toward bluer integrated colours is also an issue for dwarf ellipticals (dEs). Both features point to moderate but pervasive star-formation activity even among nominally 'quiescent' stellar systems. Together, dEs and Ims provide the bulk of the galaxy luminosity function, around M(g) ≃-18.0 ± 1.5, while the S0 and dwarf spheroidal (dSph) components dominate the bright and faint-end tails of the distribution respectively. This special mix places the NGC5044 Group just 'midway' between the high-density cosmic aggregation scale typical of galaxy clusters and the low-density environment of looser galaxy clumps like our Local Group. The bright mass of the 136 member galaxies with available photometry and morphological classification, as inferred from appropriate M/L model fitting, amounts to a total of 2.3 × 10 12M ⊙. This is one seventh of the total dynamical mass of the group, according to its X-ray emission. The current star-formation rate within the group turns to be about 23M ⊙yr -1, a figure that may however be slightly increased as a result of the evident activity among dwarf ellipticals, as shown by enhanced Hβ emission in their spectra. Lick narrow-band indices have been computed for 17 galaxies, probing all the relevant atomic and molecular features in the 4300-5800Å wavelength range. Dwarf ellipticals are found to share a subsolar metallicity (-1.0 ≲ [Fe/H] ≲- 0.5), with a clear decoupling between iron and α elements, as already established for high-mass systems. Both dEs and dS0s are consistent with a high age, about one Hubble time, although a possible bias towards higher values of age may be induced by the gas emission affecting the Hβ strength.Fil: Buzzoni, A.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Bologna; ItaliaFil: 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. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; ArgentinaFil: Saracco, P.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Brera; ItaliaFil: Zucca, E.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Bologna; ItaliaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2012-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/82530Buzzoni, A.; Cellone, Sergio Aldo; Saracco, P.; Zucca, E.; Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; 420; 4; 3-2012; 3427-34500035-8711CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20267.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/420/4/3427/974288info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:11:58Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/82530instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:11:58.247CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group
title Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group
spellingShingle Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group
Buzzoni, A.
GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC5044 GROUP
GALAXIES: DWARF
GALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR, CD
GALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS
GALAXIES: PHOTOMETRY
title_short Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group
title_full Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group
title_fullStr Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group
title_full_unstemmed Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group
title_sort Evolutionary properties of the low-luminosity galaxy population in the NGC5044 Group
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Buzzoni, A.
Cellone, Sergio Aldo
Saracco, P.
Zucca, E.
author Buzzoni, A.
author_facet Buzzoni, A.
Cellone, Sergio Aldo
Saracco, P.
Zucca, E.
author_role author
author2 Cellone, Sergio Aldo
Saracco, P.
Zucca, E.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC5044 GROUP
GALAXIES: DWARF
GALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR, CD
GALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS
GALAXIES: PHOTOMETRY
topic GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC5044 GROUP
GALAXIES: DWARF
GALAXIES: ELLIPTICAL AND LENTICULAR, CD
GALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS
GALAXIES: PHOTOMETRY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this third paper of a series we present Johnson-Gunn B, g, V, r, i, z multicolour photometry for 79 objects, including a significant fraction of the faintest galaxies around NGC5044, assessing group membership on the basis of apparent morphology (through accurate Sérsic-profile fitting) and low-resolution (R= 500-1000) optical spectroscopy to estimate the redshift for 21 objects. Early- and late-type systems are found to be clearly separate in Sérsic parameter space, with the well-known luminosity versus shape relation being mostly traced by different morphological types spanning different ranges in the shape parameter n. A significantly blue colour is confirmed for Magellanic irregulars (Sm/Ims), while a drift toward bluer integrated colours is also an issue for dwarf ellipticals (dEs). Both features point to moderate but pervasive star-formation activity even among nominally 'quiescent' stellar systems. Together, dEs and Ims provide the bulk of the galaxy luminosity function, around M(g) ≃-18.0 ± 1.5, while the S0 and dwarf spheroidal (dSph) components dominate the bright and faint-end tails of the distribution respectively. This special mix places the NGC5044 Group just 'midway' between the high-density cosmic aggregation scale typical of galaxy clusters and the low-density environment of looser galaxy clumps like our Local Group. The bright mass of the 136 member galaxies with available photometry and morphological classification, as inferred from appropriate M/L model fitting, amounts to a total of 2.3 × 10 12M ⊙. This is one seventh of the total dynamical mass of the group, according to its X-ray emission. The current star-formation rate within the group turns to be about 23M ⊙yr -1, a figure that may however be slightly increased as a result of the evident activity among dwarf ellipticals, as shown by enhanced Hβ emission in their spectra. Lick narrow-band indices have been computed for 17 galaxies, probing all the relevant atomic and molecular features in the 4300-5800Å wavelength range. Dwarf ellipticals are found to share a subsolar metallicity (-1.0 ≲ [Fe/H] ≲- 0.5), with a clear decoupling between iron and α elements, as already established for high-mass systems. Both dEs and dS0s are consistent with a high age, about one Hubble time, although a possible bias towards higher values of age may be induced by the gas emission affecting the Hβ strength.
Fil: Buzzoni, A.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Bologna; Italia
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. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Saracco, P.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Brera; Italia
Fil: Zucca, E.. Osservatorio Astronomico Di Bologna; Italia
description In this third paper of a series we present Johnson-Gunn B, g, V, r, i, z multicolour photometry for 79 objects, including a significant fraction of the faintest galaxies around NGC5044, assessing group membership on the basis of apparent morphology (through accurate Sérsic-profile fitting) and low-resolution (R= 500-1000) optical spectroscopy to estimate the redshift for 21 objects. Early- and late-type systems are found to be clearly separate in Sérsic parameter space, with the well-known luminosity versus shape relation being mostly traced by different morphological types spanning different ranges in the shape parameter n. A significantly blue colour is confirmed for Magellanic irregulars (Sm/Ims), while a drift toward bluer integrated colours is also an issue for dwarf ellipticals (dEs). Both features point to moderate but pervasive star-formation activity even among nominally 'quiescent' stellar systems. Together, dEs and Ims provide the bulk of the galaxy luminosity function, around M(g) ≃-18.0 ± 1.5, while the S0 and dwarf spheroidal (dSph) components dominate the bright and faint-end tails of the distribution respectively. This special mix places the NGC5044 Group just 'midway' between the high-density cosmic aggregation scale typical of galaxy clusters and the low-density environment of looser galaxy clumps like our Local Group. The bright mass of the 136 member galaxies with available photometry and morphological classification, as inferred from appropriate M/L model fitting, amounts to a total of 2.3 × 10 12M ⊙. This is one seventh of the total dynamical mass of the group, according to its X-ray emission. The current star-formation rate within the group turns to be about 23M ⊙yr -1, a figure that may however be slightly increased as a result of the evident activity among dwarf ellipticals, as shown by enhanced Hβ emission in their spectra. Lick narrow-band indices have been computed for 17 galaxies, probing all the relevant atomic and molecular features in the 4300-5800Å wavelength range. Dwarf ellipticals are found to share a subsolar metallicity (-1.0 ≲ [Fe/H] ≲- 0.5), with a clear decoupling between iron and α elements, as already established for high-mass systems. Both dEs and dS0s are consistent with a high age, about one Hubble time, although a possible bias towards higher values of age may be induced by the gas emission affecting the Hβ strength.
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