Formation of S0 galaxies through mergers. V. Antitruncated stellar discs resulting from major mergers

Alejandro Borlaff, M. Carmen Eliche-Moral, Cristina Rodríguez-Pérez +6

Lenticular galaxies (S0s) are more likely to host antitruncated (Type-III) stellar discs than galaxies of later Hubble types. Major mergers are popularly considered too violent mec…