Kinematic properties of early type galaxy halos using planetary nebulae

Authors :: Massimo Capaccioli
E. Noordermeer
Lodovico Coccato
Michael R. Merrifield
Ortwin Gerhard
Magda Arnaboldi
Konrad Kuijken
F. De Lorenzi
Nicola R. Napolitano
Nigel G. Douglas
Aaron J. Romanowsky
Payel Das
Arianna Cortesi
Coccato, L.
Gerhard, O.
Arnaboldi, M.
Das, P.
Douglas, N. G.
Kuijken, K.
Merrifield, M. R.
Napolitano, N. R.
Noordermeer, E.
Romanowsky, A. J.
Capaccioli, Massimo
Cortesi, A.
Lorenzi, F. De
Astronomy
Source :: Highlights of Astronomy, 5(15)
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: We studied the kinematics of the halo of a sample of 16 early type galaxies out to 5-10 effective radii using Planetary Nebulae (PNe) as kinematic tracers (Coccato et al. 2009).

Subjects :: Physics
Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Kinematics
Planetary nebula
Galaxy
Early type
Computer Science::Robotics
Space and Planetary Science
Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Halo
Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics

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