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Stellar structure of irregular galaxies: Edge-on galaxies
DOI: 10.1134/S1063772906070018 Bibcode: 2006ARep...50..517T

Tikhonov, N. A.

Stellar photometry obtained using the Hubble Space Telescope is used to study the distributions of the number densities of stars of various ages in 12 irregular and dwarf spiral galaxies viewed edge-on. Two subsystems can be distinguished in all the galaxies: a thin disk comprised of young stars and a thick disk containing a large fraction of old …

2006 Astronomy Reports
eHST 24