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Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

G. S. Da Costa*
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory P.O. Box 296 Epping, NSW 2121 Australia

Abstract

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The properties of dwarf spheroidals are reviewed with emphasis on the newly discovered Sextans system, as well as on the star formation histories, the dark matter content and the abundance - luminosity relation of these galaxies. The relation of dwarf spheroidals to other dwarf galaxies is also discussed.

Type
II. The Stellar Populations of Nearby Resolved Galaxies
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 

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