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Possible Relations between Brightest Central Galaxies and Their Host Galaxies Clusters and Groups

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2021-06-25 v1

Abstract

The r-band of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) for 17,924 brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) in clusters and groups within 0.02 z 0.20 are used to study possible environmental relations affecting the nature of these galaxies. We find a correlation between BCGs physical properties (the effective radius (Re ), absolute magnitude and central velocity dispersion ({\sigma}0 )) and their host groups and clusters velocity dispersion ({\sigma}cl ). This type of relations suggests that the most massive groups or clusters host larger central galaxies. On the other hand, the {\sigma}0 /{\sigma}cl ratio as a function of {\sigma}cl is consistent with [10].

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@article{arxiv.2106.12906,
  title  = {Possible Relations between Brightest Central Galaxies and Their Host Galaxies Clusters and Groups},
  author = {R. M. Samir and A. A. Shaker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.12906},
  year   = {2021}
}

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5 pages, 6 figures

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