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astro-ph.CO2009★ 108 cited
A Population of Compact Elliptical Galaxies Detected with the Virtual Observatory
Igor Chilingarian, Veronique Cayatte, Yves Revaz +5
Compact elliptical galaxies are characterized by small sizes and high stellar densities. They are thought to form through tidal stripping of massive progenitors. However, only a ha…
astro-ph.CO2009★ 35 cited
NGC 6340: an old S0 galaxy with a young polar disc. Clues from morphology, internal kinematics and stellar populations
Igor Chilingarian, Alexandra Novikova, Veronique Cayatte +3
Lenticular galaxies are believed to form by a combination of environmental effects and secular evolution. We study the nearby disc-dominated S0 galaxy NGC 6340 photometrically and…