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DOI
Aguerri, J. A. L.; Iglesias-Paramo, J.; Vilchez, J. M.; Muñoz-Tuñón, C.
Bibliographical reference
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 127, Issue 3, pp. 1344-1359.
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2004
Citations
61
Refereed citations
56
Description
We have studied 116 bright galaxies from the Coma Cluster brighter than
mr=17 mag. From a quantitative morphological analysis we find
that the scales of the disks are smaller than those of field spiral
galaxies. There is a correlation between the scale of the disks and the
position of the galaxy in the cluster; no large disks are present near
the center of the cluster or in high-density environments. The
structural parameters of the bulges are not affected by the environment.
We have analyzed the distribution of blue and red objects in the
cluster. For spirals there is a trend between color and position in the
cluster. The bluest spiral galaxies are located at larger projected
radii; they also show larger velocity dispersions than the red ones. The
differences in the scale of the disks between cluster galaxies and local
samples of isolated galaxies and the color distribution of the objects
can be understood in terms of the harassment scenario.