Elliptical and ellicular galaxies occupy different positions in the black hole-spheroid mass diagram, supporting a merger-driven sequence from lenticular to elliptical galaxies and revealing hidden discs that inflate some bulge mass estimates.
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Elliptical (E) and ellicular (ES) galaxies in the M_bh-M_*,sph diagram, and a merger-driven explanation for the origin of ES galaxies, anti-truncated stellar discs in lenticular galaxies, and the Sersicification of E galaxy light profiles
Elliptical and ellicular galaxies occupy different positions in the black hole-spheroid mass diagram, supporting a merger-driven sequence from lenticular to elliptical galaxies and revealing hidden discs that inflate some bulge mass estimates.