Published July 15, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Is there really a luminosity-surface brightness relation for dwarf galaxies?

  • 1. University Coll., Cardiff (UK). Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy

Description

A simple test is used to argue that the luminosity-surface brightness correlation found by several authors in eye-selected samples of cluster dwarf galaxies is likely to be merely the result of selection effects. There are therefore likely to be many more dwarfs in clusters like Virgo than is generally assumed. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal Volume
233
Journal Issue
2
Series
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Page Range
485-488
ISSN
0035-8711
CODEN
MNRAA

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
20001033
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BRIGHTNESS; CORRELATIONS; DATA PROCESSING; GALAXIES; GALAXY CLUSTERS; LUMINOSITY
Descriptors DEC
OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES