A Complete 2dF Survey of Fornax

(2)University of Sydney; (3)University of Wales; (4)University of Bristol; (5)IGPP; Cardiff; E.M. Sadler (2); J.I. Davies (3); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (6)Anglo-Australian Observatory); M.D. Gregg (5); M.J. Drinkwater (1)

arxiv: astro-ph/9802095 · v1 · submitted 1998-02-09 · 🌌 astro-ph

A Complete 2dF Survey of Fornax

M.J. Drinkwater (1) , E.M. Sadler (2) , J.I. Davies (3) , R.J. Dickens (4) , M.D. Gregg (5) , Q.A. Parker (6) , S. Phillipps (4) , R.M. Smith (3) ((1)University of New South Wales

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(2)University of Sydney (3)University of Wales Cardiff (4)University of Bristol (5)IGPP Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (6)Anglo-Australian Observatory)

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We are using the 2dF spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope to obtain spectra for a complete sample of all 14000 objects with 16.5<B<19.7 in a 12 square degree area centred on the Fornax cluster. The aims of this project include the study of dwarf galaxies in the cluster (both known low surface brightness objects and putative normal surface brightness dwarfs) and a comparison sample of background field galaxies. We will also measure quasars, any previously unrecognised compact galaxies and a large sample of Galactic stars. Here we present initial results from the first 680 objects observed, including the discovery of a number of dwarf galaxies in the cluster more compact than any previously known.

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