The near-IR luminosity-metallicity relation of dwarf irregular galaxies
Abstract
We report on the recent developments of our long-term investigation of the near-IR luminosity-metallicity relation for dwarf irregular galaxies in nearby groups. A very well-defined relation is emerging from our observational database, and a preliminary discussion of its implications is given.
- Publication:
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IAU Colloq. 198: Near-fields cosmology with dwarf elliptical galaxies
- Pub Date:
- 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921305003753
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0505341
- Bibcode:
- 2005nfcd.conf..202S
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 5 pages, 3 figures, to be published in the IAU Coll. 198, "Near-Field Cosmology With Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies", ed. B. Binggeli and H. Jerjen