58 citations
2 papers
astro-ph.CO2010★ 38 cited
Nuclei of early-type dwarf galaxies: are they progenitors of UCDs?
S. Paudel, T. Lisker, J. Janz
To address the question of whether the so-called ultra compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) are the remnant nuclei of destroyed early-type dwarf galaxies (dEs), we analyze the stellar pop…
astro-ph.CO2009★ 58 cited
The First Generation of Virgo Cluster Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies?
T. Lisker, J. Janz, G. Hensler +7
In the light of the question whether most early-type dwarf (dE) galaxies in clusters formed through infall and transformation of late-type progenitors, we search for an imprint of…