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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
Volume 141, Issue 1, Pages 61-79Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1086/339873
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galaxies : fundamental parameters; galaxies : general; galaxies : structure
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We present the first results of an ongoing project to study the morphological, kinematical, dynamical, and chemical properties of satellite galaxies of external giant spiral galaxies. The sample of objects has been selected from the catalog by Zaritsky et al. The paper analyzes the morphology and structural parameters of a subsample of 60 such objects. The satellites span a great variety of morphologies and surface brightness profiles. About two-thirds of the sample are spirals and irregulars, the remaining third being early-types. Some cases showing interaction between pairs of satellites are presented and briefly discussed.
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