INFRARED IMAGES, VIRGO SPIRALS, AND THE TULLY-FISHER LAW

被引:31
作者
PELETIER, RF
WILLNER, SP
机构
[1] Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. Astrophys., Cambridge, MA 02138
关键词
GALAXIES; CLUSTERING; DISTANCES; INFRARED; SOURCES; PHOTOMETRY;
D O I
10.1086/170729
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
For a complete (but magnitude-limited) sample of Virgo Cluster spiral galaxies, we present 1.65-mu-m photometry derived from images. Both galaxy inclinations and H-magnitudes are derived from the new data. The new photometry agrees with previous measurements. The infrared inclinations from the present data are usable for galaxies having inclinations greater than 45-degrees, but deeper images would be needed for galaxies more face-on than this. The inclinations are the major observational uncertainty in the Tully-Fisher relation, but the relation in Virgo must have an intrinsic dispersion amounting to approximately 0.4 mag. Sample selection is critical for determination of the intrinsic dispersion.
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