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Probing Stellar Populations in the Outskirts of NGC4244

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2006

S. Buehler ,
A. M. N. Ferguson ,
M. J. Irwin ,
N. Arimoto  and
P. Jablonka
S. Buehler
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh email: sbu@roe.ac.uk
A. M. N. Ferguson
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh email: sbu@roe.ac.uk
M. J. Irwin
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
N. Arimoto
Affiliation:
NAOJ
P. Jablonka
Affiliation:
Geneva Observatory
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Abstract

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We are using Subaru/Suprime-Cam to survey the luminous resolved stellar populations in the outskirts of galaxies lying beyond the Local Group. We report here on first results from our analysis of the low mass edge-on galaxy, NGC 4244, lying at 4.4 Mpc. Red giant branch stars are clearly resolved in the outer disk and extraplanar regions and our preliminary stellar density maps suggest the presence of an extended and asymmetric stellar component reaching significant distances above the disk plane.

Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S241: Stellar Populations as Building Blocks of Galaxies , December 2006 , pp. 321 - 322
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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