The D n — Log σ Relation for Elliptical Galaxies: Present Status and Future Work

1989 ◽  
pp. 547-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Burstein

1978 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 175-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Johnston
Keyword(s):  

A summary of results for radio astrometry with baselines ≤ 35 km and priorities for future work are given.



1987 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 241-248
Author(s):  
Ortwin E. Gerhard

Orbits in the inner kpc of a triaxial galaxy are discussed, taking into account the effect of a central density concentration like a massive black hole, a dense stellar nucleus, or a de Vaucouleurs-type cusp. Since the box orbits that form the backbone of a triaxial galaxy pass arbitrarily close to the centre after long enough time, they will eventually be subjected to large-angle deflections by a central point mass, and the triaxiality of the inner part of the system will thereby be destroyed. A 108 M⊙ black hole is estimated to affect box orbits out to 1kpc in a Hubble time, while a similar influence of the observed (extended) nucleus in M31 reaches out to 500pc in the bulge. Regular box orbits persist, however, in systems with singular central density profiles such as implied by carrying the r1/4 law all the way to the centre. This result can be approximately understood in terms of the frequency ratio Ωr/Ωθ remaining close to the harmonic value of 2 for many orbits in the corresponding spherical potential. Finally, I discuss observable consequences of the box orbit scattering process and future work, and use the presence of isophote twists in the central parts of a number of elliptical galaxies to obtain approximate upper limits on the masses of the black holes these systems may contain.



1992 ◽  
Vol 21 (3P2B) ◽  
pp. 2075-2080 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Giancarli ◽  
F. Barbier ◽  
T. Flament ◽  
M. Futterer ◽  
P. Leroy ◽  
...  


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katiya Claire Fosdick

To determine how galaxy groups grow and individual galaxies evolve in the local universe, this project used 19 high-richness, high-mass galaxy groups at z < 0.1 from the Berlind et al. 2006 paper to study the nearby group environment through its optical properties. Using position, g-r color, and r-band absolute magnitude data, the shapes, luminosities, and colors of each member galaxy was mapped in group combination plots and an inter-group color-magnitude diagram of all 477 sample galaxies. These figures show that members of the high-mass group environment trend towards redness where the most luminous members of each galaxy group are found to be red. Both findings are consistent with previous predictions of the group environment’s bias towards red elliptical galaxies. Future work using optical properties and the galaxy sequence will be crucial to identify galaxies in groups undergoing evolutionary change as potential indicators of a changing group environment.



2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (H16) ◽  
pp. 204-205
Author(s):  
M. Soffel

AbstractAn overview is given over the broad field of Relativity in Fundamental Astronomy. The present status is recalled and deficiencies are pointed out that might lead to future work within IAU Commission 52.



1992 ◽  
Vol 21 (3P2B) ◽  
pp. 2089-2098 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Proust ◽  
N. Roux ◽  
T. Flament ◽  
V. Levy ◽  
L. Anzidei ◽  
...  






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