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http://dx.doi.org/10.5303/JKAS.2008.41.5.109

COLORS, AGES, AND METALLICITIES OF GALAXIES IN SIX NEARBY GALAXY CLUSTERS  

Lee, Jong-Chul (Astronomy Program, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University)
Lee, Myung-Gyoon (Astronomy Program, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University)
Kim, Tae-Hyun (Astronomy Program, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University)
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Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society / v.41, no.5, 2008 , pp. 109-119 More about this Journal
Abstract
We present an optical-infrared photometric study of galaxies in six nearby clusters of galaxies at $z=0.041{\sim}0.098$ (A1436, A1773, A1809, A2048, A2142, and A2152). Using BV I photometry obtained at the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomical observatory and $JHK_S$ photometry extracted from the 2-Micron All-Sky Survey catalog, we investigate the colors of galaxies in the clusters. Using the (B - V) versus ($I\;-\;K_S$) color-color diagrams in comparison with the simple stellar population model, we estimate the ages and metallicities of bright early-type member galaxies. Early-type galaxies in each cluster show the color-magnitude relation. Ages and metallicities of early-type members show little dependence on their velocity dispersions. Mean ages of early-types in the clusters range from 3 Gyr to 20 Gyr, showing a large dispersion, and mean metallicities range from Z = 0.03 to 0.05 above the solar value, showing a negligible dispersion.
Keywords
galaxy clusters : individual (A1436, A1773, A1809, A2048, A2142, and A2152); galaxy : photometry; galaxy : color, age, and metallictiy; galaxy : formation and evolution;
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