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A Multi-Band Photometric Study of Tidal Debris in a Compact Group of Galaxies: Seyfert's Sextet

Nagao, Tohru; Taniguchi, Yoshiaki; Sanders, David B. +4 more

In order to investigate the properties of the prominent tidal debris feature extending to the northeast of a compact group of galaxies, Seyfert's Sextet, we analyzed multi-band (U, B, V, VR, R, I, J, H, and K') photometric imaging data and obtained the following results: 1) The radial surface brightness distribution of this tidal debris in Seyfert…