The planetary nebula population in the halo of M 87
Date
2013
Authors
Longobardi, A
Arnaboldi, Magda
Gerhard, Ortwin
Coccato, L
Okamura, S
Freeman, Kenneth
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Springer
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Aims. We investigate the diffuse light in the outer regions of the nearby elliptical galaxy M 87 in the Virgo cluster, in the transition region between galaxy halo and intracluster light (ICL). Methods. The diffuse light is traced using planetary nebulas
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Keywords: Automatic selection; Colour-magnitude diagrams; Galaxies: clusters: General; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular , CD; Galaxies: halos; Luminosity functions; Planetary nebulae: general; Point-Spread function; Luminance; Stars; Surveys; Galaxies Galaxies: clusters: general; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: groups: individual: M 87; Galaxies: halos; Planetary nebulae: general
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Journal article
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Open Access
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10.1051/0004-6361/201321652