- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/123/51
- Title:
- Distribution of Abell and APM clusters
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/123/51
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a comparison of how well the large-scale structure of the universe is traced by clusters from the Abell catalog and from the Automated Plate Measuring Facility (APM). We investigate selection functions for both cluster catalogs, using samples of all clusters (including clusters with estimated redshifts) and samples of clusters with measured redshifts. We present a catalog of superclusters of galaxies, based on APM clusters up to a redshift z_lim_=0.13.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/392/1509
- Title:
- Distribution of AGNs in galaxy clusters
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/392/1509
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present an analysis of the X-ray point source populations in 182 Chandra images of galaxy clusters at z>0.1 with exposure time >10ks, as well as 44 non-cluster fields. The analysis of the number and flux of these sources, using a detailed pipeline to predict the distribution of non-cluster sources in each field, reveals an excess of X-ray point sources associated with the galaxy clusters. A sample of 148 galaxy clusters at 0.1<z<0.9 , with no other nearby clusters, shows an excess of 230 cluster sources in total, an average of ~1.5 sources per cluster. The lack of optical data for these clusters limits the physical interpretation of this result, as we cannot calculate the fraction of cluster galaxies hosting X-ray sources. However, the fluxes of the excess sources indicate that over half of them are very likely to be active galactic nuclei (AGN), and the radial distribution shows that they are quite evenly distributed over the central 1Mpc of the cluster, with almost no sources found beyond this radius. We also use this pipeline to successfully reproduce the results of previous studies, particularly the higher density of sources in the central 0.5Mpc of a few cluster fields, but show that these conclusions are not generally valid for this larger sample of clusters. We conclude that some of these differences may be due to the sample properties, such as the size and redshift of the clusters studied, or a lack of publications for cluster fields with no excess sources. This paper also presents the basic X-ray properties of the galaxy clusters, and in subsequent papers in this series the dependence of the AGN population on these cluster properties will be evaluated.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/539/A106
- Title:
- DPOSS II compact group survey. EMMI-NTT sample
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/539/A106
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of a redshift survey of 138 candidate compact groups from the DPOSS II catalogue, which extends the available redshift range of spectroscopically confirmed compact groups of galaxies to redshift z~0.2. In this survey, we aim to confirm group membership via spectroscopic redshift information, to measure the characteristic properties of the confirmed groups, namely their mass, radius, luminosity, velocity dispersion, and crossing time, and to compare them with those of nearby compact groups. Using information available from the literature, we also studied the surrounding group environment and searched for additional, previously unknown, group members, or larger scale structures to whom the group might be associated.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/95/1
- Title:
- Dumb-bell galaxies in Southern Rich Clusters
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/95/1
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- (no description available)
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/404/1745
- Title:
- Dwarf galaxies in Coma supercluster
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/404/1745
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyse Spitzer Multiband Imaging Photometer (MIPS) 24um observations, and Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 optical broad-band photometry and spectra, to investigate the star formation (SF) properties of galaxies residing in the Coma supercluster region. We find that SF in dwarf galaxies is quenched only in the high-density environment at the centre of clusters and groups, but that passively evolving massive galaxies are found in all environments, indicating that massive galaxies can become passive via internal processes. The SF-density relation observed for the massive galaxies is weaker relative to the dwarfs, but both show a trend for the fraction of star-forming galaxies (f_SF_) declining to ~0 in the cluster cores. We find that active galactic nucleus activity is also suppressed among massive galaxies residing in the cluster cores.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/813/L15
- Title:
- Dwarf galaxies in Fornax cluster from NGFS
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/813/L15
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of 158 previously undetected dwarf galaxies in the Fornax cluster central regions using a deep coadded u-, g-, and i-band image obtained with the Dark Energy Camera wide-field camera mounted on the 4-m Blanco telescope at the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory as part of the Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS). The new dwarf galaxies have quasi-exponential light profiles, effective radii 0.1<r_e_<2.8kpc, and average effective surface brightness values 22.0<{mu}_i_<28.0mag/arcsec2. We confirm the existence of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the Fornax core regions that resemble counterparts recently discovered in the Virgo and Coma galaxy clusters. We also find extremely low surface brightness NGFS dwarfs, which are several magnitudes fainter than the classical UDGs. The faintest dwarf candidate in our NGFS sample has an absolute magnitude of M_i_=-8.0mag. The nucleation fraction of the NGFS dwarf galaxy sample appears to decrease as a function of their total luminosity, reaching from a nucleation fraction of >75% at luminosities brighter than M_i_~=-15.0mag to 0% at luminosities fainter than M_i_~=-10.0mag. The two-point correlation function analysis of the NGFS dwarf sample shows an excess on length scales below ~100 kpc, pointing to the clustering of dwarf galaxies in the Fornax cluster core.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/369/1375
- Title:
- Dwarf galaxies in NGC 1407 Group
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/369/1375
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The NGC 1407 Group stands out among nearby structures by its properties that suggest it is massive and evolved. It shares properties with entities that have been called fossil groups: the 1.4m differential between the dominant elliptical galaxy and the second brightest galaxy comes close to satisfying the definition that has been used to define the fossil class. There are few intermediate-luminosity galaxies, but a large number of dwarfs in the group. We estimate there are 250 group members to the depth of our survey. The slope of the faint end of the luminosity function (reaching M_R_=12) is alpha=-1.35. Velocities for 35 galaxies demonstrate that this group with one dominant galaxy has a mass of 7x10^13^M_{sun}_ and M/L_R_=340M_{sun}_/L_{sun}_. Two galaxies in close proximity to NGC 1407 have very large blueshifts. The most notable is the second brightest galaxy, NGC 1400, with a velocity of 1072km/s with respect to the group mean. We report the detection of X-ray emission from this galaxy and from the group.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/645/A92
- Title:
- Dwarf spheroidal galaxies in CenA group
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/645/A92
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) have been extensively investigated in the Local Group, but their low luminosity and surface brightness make similar work in more distant galaxy groups challenging. Modern instrumentation unlocks the possibility of scrutinizing these faint systems in other environments, expanding the parameter space of group properties. We use MUSE spectroscopy to study the properties of 14 known or suspected dSph satellites of Cen A. Twelve targets are confirmed to be group members based on their radial velocities. Two targets are background galaxies at ~50Mpc: KK 198 is a face-on spiral galaxy, and dw1315-45 is an ultra-diffuse galaxy with an effective radius of ~2300pc. The 12 confirmed dSph members of the Cen A group have old and metal-poor stellar populations and follow the stellar metallicity-luminosity relation defined by the dwarf galaxies in the Local Group. In the three brightest dwarf galaxies (KK 197, KKs 55, and KKs 58), we identify globular clusters, as well as a planetary nebula in KK197, although its association with this galaxy and/or the extended halo of Cen A is uncertain. Using four discrete tracers, we measure the velocity dispersion and dynamical mass of KK197. This dSph appears dark matter dominated and lies on the radial acceleration relation of star-forming galaxies within the uncertainties. It also is consistent with predictions stemming from modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). Surprisingly, in the dwarf KK203 we find an extended H ring. Careful examination of Hubble Space Telescope photometry reveals a very low level of star formation at ages between 30-300Myr. The H{alpha} emission is most likely linked to a ~40Myr old supernova remnant, although other possibilities for its origin cannot be entirely ruled out.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/370/1223
- Title:
- Dynamical properties of 15 nearby galaxy groups
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/370/1223
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Here, we present an investigation of the properties of 15 nearby galaxy groups and their constituent galaxies. The groups are selected from the Group Evolution Multiwavelength Study (GEMS) and all have X-ray as well as wide-field neutral hydrogen (HI) observations. Group membership is determined using a friends-of-friends algorithm on the positions and velocities from the 6-degree Field Galaxy Survey and NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. For each group we derive their physical properties using this membership, including: velocity dispersions (sigma_v_), virial masses (M_V_), total K-band luminosities [L_K_(Tot)] and early-type fractions (f_early_) and present these data for the individual groups.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/137/4795
- Title:
- Dynamical state of brightest cluster galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/137/4795
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A large sample of Abell clusters of galaxies, selected for the likely presence of a dominant galaxy, is used to study the dynamical properties of the brightest cluster members (BCMs). From visual inspection of Digitized Sky Survey images combined with redshift information we identify 1426 candidate BCMs located in 1221 different redshift components associated with 1169 different Abell clusters. This is the largest sample published so far of such galaxies. From our own morphological classification we find that ~92% of the BCMs in our sample are early-type galaxies and 48% are of cD type. We confirm what was previously observed based on much smaller samples, namely, that a large fraction of BCMs have significant peculiar velocities. From a subsample of 452 clusters having at least 10 measured radial velocities, we estimate a median BCM peculiar velocity of 32% of their host clusters' radial velocity dispersion. This suggests that most BCMs are not at rest in the potential well of their clusters. This phenomenon is common to galaxy clusters in our sample, and not a special trait of clusters hosting cD galaxies. We show that the peculiar velocity of the BCM is independent of cluster richness and only slightly dependent on the Bautz-Morgan type. We also find a weak trend for the peculiar velocity to rise with the cluster velocity dispersion. The strongest dependence is with the morphological type of the BCM: cD galaxies tend to have lower relative peculiar velocities than elliptical galaxies. This result points to a connection between the formation of the BCMs and that of their clusters. Our data are qualitatively consistent with the merging-groups scenario, where BCMs in clusters formed first in smaller subsystems comparable to compact groups of galaxies. In this scenario, clusters would have formed recently from the mergers of many such groups and would still be in a dynamically unrelaxed state.
