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The neighbourhoods of the nearest hickson groups
Author(s) -
Vennik J.,
Richter G. M.,
Longo G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.2113140602
Subject(s) - compact group , astrophysics , galaxy , physics , galaxy group , group (periodic table) , spatial distribution , geography , galaxy cluster , geometry , mathematics , lie group , quantum mechanics , remote sensing
The comparison of the spatial distribution of galaxies in the surroundings of the nearest compact and loose groups of galaxies confirms that compact groups are very likely to be part of looser groups and shows that loose groups associated to compact groups tend to have higher spatial density than normal ones.