Abstract
New telescope technology and major sky surveys are finding more and more dwarf galaxies. Steve Phillipps discusses how this growing population may hold the clues to understanding a range of galaxy collisions and interactions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6-9 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Astronomy and Geophysics |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2004 |
Keywords
- COMPACT DWARF GALAXIES
- LUMINOSITY FUNCTION
- FORNAX CLUSTER
- SKY SURVEY
- SYSTEMS
- CORE
- M31