Evolution of compact groups from intermediate to final stages: A case study of the HI content of HCG 16

Michael G. Jones, Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro, Ancor Damas-Segovia +13

Hickson Compact Group (HCG) 16 is a prototypical compact group of galaxies, apparently in an intermediate stage of evolution, where its galaxies are losing gas to the intra-group m…