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Dwarf Galaxies and Star Clusters in Tidal Tails

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Peter M. Weilbacher ,
Uta Fritze-von Alvensleben  and
Pierre-Alain Duc
Peter M. Weilbacher
Affiliation:
Universitäts-Sternwarte Göttingen, Geismarlandstr. 11, 37083 Göttingen, Germany
Uta Fritze-von Alvensleben
Affiliation:
Universitäts-Sternwarte Göttingen, Geismarlandstr. 11, 37083 Göttingen, Germany
Pierre-Alain Duc
Affiliation:
CNRS and CEA/DSM/DAPNIA/SAp, Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France

Abstract

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We summarize the properties of tidal dwarf candidates in a sample of interacting galaxies and classify objects in tidal tails depending on their morphological appearance. New high-resolution dynamical models are needed to understand how the different structures seen in tidal tails are formed.

Type
Part 4. Star Cluster Formation and Evolution: Theory and Observation
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 207: Extragalactic Star Clusters , 2002 , pp. 648 - 652
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002 

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