Kinematics of superdense galaxies in clusters. Issue Volume 10:Issue S309(2014) (9th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moretti, Alessia; Poggianti, Bianca; Bettoni, Daniela; Cappellari, Michele; Fasano, Giovanni
• Editors: Ziegler, Bodo L.; Combes, Françoise; Dannerbauer, Helmut; Verdugo, Miguel
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 10:Issue S309(2014)
• Page Start: 219
• Page End: 220
• Publication Date: 2015-02-09
• Subjects: galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, -- cD - galaxies: evolution - galaxies: formation; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921314009703
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: We present the first results obtained by analyzing the detailed kinematics of a subsample of 9 massive and compact galaxies found in the WINGS survey. The observed galaxies are very old (both luminosity and mass- weighted age are on average ≥ 10 Gyr), while they resemble more typical galaxies in the other characteristics. The total M/L ratio is determined using as free parameters the anisotropy β and the galaxy inclination i .