Published November 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

Color and chemical composition of elliptical galaxies

  • 1. Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ. (USSR). Gosudarstvennyj Astronomicheskij Inst. ''GAISh''

Description

Evolution simulation method is used to calculate the energy distribution in the integral spectrum and the colours of elliptical galaxies for two metallicities Z=0.01 and Z=0.04. The comparison of calculated spectra and UBV colours with the observed ones has shown that even high-luminosity E-galaxies have Z < or approximately 0.01. Slopes of colour dependences on metallicity and age are roughly evaluated. Colour dependence on absolute magnitude for elliptical galaxies established by observations has led to the relation ΔlgZ=0.17 ΔMsub(v)

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Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Цвет и химический состав еллиптических галактик

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astron. Zh.
Journal Volume
60
Journal Issue
6
Series
Astron. Zh.
Journal Page Range
1063-1072
ISSN
0004-6299

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Notes
For English translation see the journal Soviet Astronomy (USA).