A search for Low Surface Brightness galaxies in the near-infrared I. Selection of the sample

D. Monnier Ragaigne, W. van Driel, S. E. Schneider +2

A sample of about 3,800 Low Surface Brightness (LSB) galaxies was selected using the all-sky near-infrared (J, H and K_s-band) 2MASS survey. The selected objects have a mean centra…