JD1-The Planetary Nebulae and the Dynamics of NGC 1399
Abstract
Dynamical models of galaxies are limited by the paucity of kinematic data at large radii. Beyond the feasible limit of integrated-light spectroscopy, we rely on discrete tracers such as planetary nebulae and globular clusters. We describe a large (~200) sample of planetary nebula (PN) velocities in the outer regions of the cD elliptical NGC 1399. These data were obtained with a counter-dispersed slitless-spectroscopy technique which traces the kinematics to about 60 kpc (McNeil et al., 2009).
- Publication:
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Highlights of Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- November 2010
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- Bibcode:
- 2010HiA....15...66M