Galaxy populations in the Antlia cluster : I. Photometric properties of early-type galaxies

We present the first colour-magnitude relation (CMR) of early-type galaxies in the central region of the Antlia cluster, obtained from CCD wide-field photometry in the Washington photometric system. Integrated (C - 7<sub>1</sub>) colours, 7<sub>1</sub> magnitudes, and effecti...

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Autores principales:	Smith Castelli, Analía Viviana, Bassino, Lilia Patricia, Richtler, Tom, Cellone, Sergio Aldo, Aruta, Cristian, Infante, Leopoldo
Formato:	Articulo
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	2008
Materias:	Ciencias Astronómicas Galaxies: clusters: general Galaxies: clusters: individual: Antlia Galaxies: dwarf Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, CD Galaxies: photometry
Acceso en línea:	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83497
Aporte de:	SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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topic	Ciencias Astronómicas Galaxies: clusters: general Galaxies: clusters: individual: Antlia Galaxies: dwarf Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, CD Galaxies: photometry
spellingShingle	Ciencias Astronómicas Galaxies: clusters: general Galaxies: clusters: individual: Antlia Galaxies: dwarf Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, CD Galaxies: photometry Smith Castelli, Analía Viviana Bassino, Lilia Patricia Richtler, Tom Cellone, Sergio Aldo Aruta, Cristian Infante, Leopoldo Galaxy populations in the Antlia cluster : I. Photometric properties of early-type galaxies
topic_facet	Ciencias Astronómicas Galaxies: clusters: general Galaxies: clusters: individual: Antlia Galaxies: dwarf Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, CD Galaxies: photometry
description	We present the first colour-magnitude relation (CMR) of early-type galaxies in the central region of the Antlia cluster, obtained from CCD wide-field photometry in the Washington photometric system. Integrated (C - 7<sub>1</sub>) colours, 7<sub>1</sub> magnitudes, and effective radii have been measured for 93 galaxies (i.e. the largest galaxies sample in the Washington system till now) from the FS90 Antlia Group catalogue. Membership of 37 objects can be confirmed through new radial velocities and data collected from the literature. The resulting colourmagnitude diagram shows that early-type FS90 galaxies that are spectroscopically confirmed Antlia members or that were considered as definite members by FS90, follow a well-defined CMR [σ<sub>(C-T<sub>1</sub>)</sub> ~ 0.07 mag] that spans 9 mag in brightness with no apparent change of slope. This relation is very tight for the whole magnitude range but SO galaxies show a larger dispersion, apparently due to a separation of ellipticals and SOs. Antlia displays a slope of -13.6 in a T<sub>1</sub> versus (C - 7<sub>1</sub>) diagram, in agreement with results for clusters like Fornax, Virgo, Coma and Perseus, which are dynamically different to Antlia. This fact might indicate that the build-up ofthe CMR in cluster of galaxies is more related to galaxies internal processes than to the influence ofthe environment. Interpreting the CMR as a luminosity-metallicity relation of old stellar systems, the metallicities of the Antlia galaxies define a global relation down to MV ≈-13. We also find, for early-type dwarfs, no clear relation between luminosity and effective radius, indicating a nearly constant mean effective radius of ~1 kpc. This value is also found in several samples of dwarf galaxies in Virgo and Coma.
format	Articulo Articulo
author	Smith Castelli, Analía Viviana Bassino, Lilia Patricia Richtler, Tom Cellone, Sergio Aldo Aruta, Cristian Infante, Leopoldo
author_facet	Smith Castelli, Analía Viviana Bassino, Lilia Patricia Richtler, Tom Cellone, Sergio Aldo Aruta, Cristian Infante, Leopoldo
author_sort	Smith Castelli, Analía Viviana
title	Galaxy populations in the Antlia cluster : I. Photometric properties of early-type galaxies
title_short	Galaxy populations in the Antlia cluster : I. Photometric properties of early-type galaxies
title_full	Galaxy populations in the Antlia cluster : I. Photometric properties of early-type galaxies
title_fullStr	Galaxy populations in the Antlia cluster : I. Photometric properties of early-type galaxies
title_full_unstemmed	Galaxy populations in the Antlia cluster : I. Photometric properties of early-type galaxies
title_sort	galaxy populations in the antlia cluster : i. photometric properties of early-type galaxies
publishDate	2008
url	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83497
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Galaxy populations in the Antlia cluster : I. Photometric properties of early-type galaxies

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