The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)

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GALAXY LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS OF SUBGROUPS IN THE URSA MAJOR CLUSTER

  • Lee, Youngdae (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Pak, Mina (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Rey, Soo-Chang (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Suk (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University)
  • Published : 2013.10.08
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Abstract

We present galaxy luminosity functions (LFs) of subgroups in the Ursa Major cluster. The membership of galaxies is determined by radial velocities which are compiled from the SDSS and NED. We found that the faint end slope (${\alpha}$) of the LF of all sample galaxies in Ursa Major is ${\alpha}=-1.13$. This is consistent with previous result, but shallower than that of the Virgo cluster. Interestingly, the subgroups in Ursa Major show different slopes in their LFs. The NGC 3992 and NGC 4111, the massive subgroups in the Ursa Major cluster, exhibit steep slopes of their LFs comparable to that of the Virgo cluster. On the other hand, less massive group (NGC 3877) shows a very shallow slope of -0.84. Based on the results, we discuss the evolution of galaxies and the assembly history of the Ursa Major cluster.

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