The intriguing properties of local compact massive galaxies: What are they?

Bibcode
2013IAUS..295..240F
DOI
10.1017/S1743921313004948
Ferré-Mateu, A.; Vazdekis, A.; Trujillo, I.; Sánchez-Blázquez, P.; Ricciardelli, E.; de la Rosa, I. G.
Bibliographical reference

The Intriguing Life of Massive Galaxies, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 295, pp. 240-240

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7
2013
Number of authors
6
IAC number of authors
4
Citations
0
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0
Description
Studying the properties of the few compact massive galaxies that exist in the local Universe (Trujillo et al. 2009) might provide a closer look to the nature of their high redshift (z >= 1.0) massive counterparts. By this means we have characterized their main kinematics, structural properties, stellar populations and star formation histories with a set of new high quality spectroscopic and imaging data (Ferré-Mateu et al. 2012 and Trujillo et al. 2012). These galaxies seem to be truly unique, as they do not follow the characteristic kinematics, stellar surface mass density profiles and stellar population patterns of present-day massive ellipticals or spirals of similar mass. They are, instead, more alike their high-z analogs. Summarizing, local compact massive galaxies are rare, unique and the perfect laboratory to study their high redshift counterparts.
Type
Non-refereed
Galaxies

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