Bibcode
Tiersch, H.; Navarro, S. G.; Tovmassian, H. M.; Chavushyan, V. H.; Tovmassian, G. H.; Amirkhanian, A. S.; Neizvestny, S.
Bibliographical reference
Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica Vol. 39, pp. 275-289 (2003) (http://www.astroscu.unam.mx/~rmaa/)
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2003
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Description
Shakhbazian compact galaxy groups are the most dense configurations
known. A few years ago we commenced a detailed spectral and photometric
study of these groups. In this paper we present the investigation
results of groups ShCG1, ShCG8, ShCG3, and ShCG82. The redshifts of
member galaxies, the results of the BVR photometry, the
surface-brightness profiles, the curves of isophotal twisting, the
estimated masses, luminosities, and the mass-to-luminosity ratios of
groups, and also some dynamical parameters, as the radial velocity
dispersion and the crossing time are presented. The studied ShCGs
consist mostly of elliptical and lenticular galaxies. It is shown that
some galaxies in groups are in the process of interaction.