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astro-ph2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF Calibration for Giant and Dwarf Early-type Galaxies
Simona Mei, John P. Blakeslee, John L. Tonry +7
As part of the Advanced Camera for Survey (ACS) Virgo Cluster Survey, we have measured Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) in a sample of 100 early-type Virgo galaxies. Distances…
astro-ph2004
Planetary Nebulae in NGC 5128 (Centaurus A)
Eric W. Peng, Holland C. Ford, Kenneth C. Freeman
The study of planetary nebulae (PNe) in the nearby post-merger elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 (Cen A) now has a history of nearly twenty years. As the nearest giant elliptical, it is a…
astro-ph2001
Extragalactic Planetary Nebulae
Holland C. Ford, Eric W. Peng, Kenneth C. Freeman
Planetary nebulae (PNe) can be used to trace intermediate and old stellar populations in galaxies and the intracluster medium out to approximately 20 Mpc. PNe can be easily identif…