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Galaxy groups and clusters are the most massive collapsed structures in the Universe. Those structures are formed by collapsing with other smaller structures. Groups and cluster mergers provide an appropriate environment for the evolution…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-24 F. Aldás , Facundo A. Gómez , C. Vega-Martínez , A. Zenteno , Eleazar R. Carrasco

[Abridged] Compact groups (CGs) of galaxies have proven to be unique environments for studying galaxy interactions. We propose a detailed analysis of the galaxy evolution to disentangle the relationship between the two first-ranked galaxies…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-30 A. Zandivarez , E. Diaz-Gimenez

We present the analysis of the spectra of 62 galaxies in 15 compact groups. The galaxies were classified in four activity classes: galaxies without emission, starburst nucleus galaxies (SBNGs), luminous AGNs and low-luminosity AGNs…

We use a new fiber spectroscopic survey of 12 nearby, poor groups of galaxies to examine the dynamics and evolution of galaxies in these common, but poorly studied, environments. Some of our conclusions are: (1) The nine groups in our…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ann I. Zabludoff

We investigate the morphology and structural properties of 246 massive compact quiescent galaxies (MCGs; $\log M_{\star} \sim 10$-$11$, $\sigma_{\mathrm{e}} \sim 150$-$350\,$km\,s$^{-1}$, $R_{\mathrm{e}} \sim 0.7$-$2.5\,$kpc) at $z \sim 0$,…

Compact groups (CGs) of galaxies are defined as isolated and dense galaxy systems that appear to be a unique site of multiple galaxy interactions. Semi-analytical models of galaxy formation (SAMs) are a prime tool to understand CGs. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-08 Eugenia Diaz-Gimenez , Antonela Taverna , Ariel Zandivarez , Gary Mamon

We present a multi-wavelength analysis of the galaxies in nine clusters selected from the WINGS dataset, examining how galaxy structure varies as a function of wavelength and environment using the state of the art software GALAPAGOSII. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-29 A. Psychogyios , M. Vika , V. Charmandaris , S. Bamford , G. Fasano , B. Häußler , A. Moretti , B. Poggianti , B. Vulcani

We perform a comparison of the properties of galaxies in compact groups, loose groups and in the field to deepen our understanding of the physical mechanisms acting upon galaxy evolution in different environments. We select samples of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Valeria Coenda , Hernan Muriel , Hector J. Martinez

We study morphology and luminosity segregation of galaxies in loose groups. We analyze the two catalogs of groups which have been identified in the Nearby Optical Galaxy (NOG) sample, by means of hierarchical and percolation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Girardi , E. Rigoni , F. Mardirossian , M. Mezzetti

We present a study on structures and physical properties of massive ($M_* >10^{10} M_{\sun} $) compact galaxies at $1.0<z<2.0$ in five 3D--{\it HST}/CANDELS fields. Compared with the extended star-forming galaxies (eSFGs), compact…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-25 Yizhou Gu , Guanwen Fang , Qirong Yuan , Shiying Lu

We present a structural analysis of 138 compact elliptical galaxies (cEs) in the redshift range of $z < 0.05$ using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) DR12 data. We perform single- and double-component S\'ersic model fitting to their SDSS…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-18 Jinwon Yi , Soo-Chang Rey , Suk Kim , Youngdae Lee

Majority of all galaxies reside in groups of less than 50 member galaxies. These groups are distributed in various large-scale environments from voids to superclusters. Evolution of galaxies is affected by the environment in which they…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Heidi Lietzen , Elmo Tempel , Pekka Heinämäki , Pasi Nurmi , Maret Einasto , Enn Saar

Galaxies infalling into clusters undergo both star-formation quenching and morphological transformation due to environmental effects. We investigate these processes and their timescales using a local sample of 20,191 cluster and 11,674…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-21 V. M. Sampaio , R. R. de Carvalho , A. Aragón-Salamanca , M. R. Merrifield , I. Ferreras , D. J. Cornwell

We use various samples of compact groups (CGs) to examine the types of association CGs have with rich and poor clusters of galaxies at low (z~0.04) and intermediate (z~0.1) redshifts. We find that ~10-20 % of CGs are associated with rich…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 H. Andernach , R. Coziol

It is often believed that isolated compact groups (CGs) of galaxies are special systems, but only a few studies have compared CGs to regular groups. We study the global properties and internal correlations of a volume- and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-23 Matthieu Tricottet , Gary A. Mamon , Eugenia Díaz-Giménez

Using the TNG100 cosmological simulation, we study the formation and evolution of compact groups of galaxies. Over a redshift range of $0 \lesssim z \lesssim 0.2$, we identify these compact groups as FoF galaxy groups with high mean surface…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-20 Bruno M. Celiz , José A. Benavides , Mario G. Abadi

We present a pedagogical review on the formation and evolution of galaxies in groups, utilizing observational information from the Local Group to galaxies at z~6. The majority of galaxies in the nearby universe are found in groups, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Christopher J. Conselice

It is shown that compact groups of galaxies (HCGs, ShCGS) are stable formations, in which principal member galaxies together with faint galaxies in their environment rotate in elongated orbits around the common gravitational center of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. M. Tovmassian , V. Chavushian , O. Martinez , O. Yam , H. Tiersch

Isolated galaxies in low-density regions are significant in the sense that they are least affected by the hierarchical pattern of galaxy growth, and interactions with perturbers, at least for the last few Gyr. To form a comprehensive…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-09 Hong-geun Khim , Jongwon Park , Seong-Woo Seo , Jaehyun Lee , Rory Smith , Sukyoung K. Yi

Nearby Compact Groups of Galaxies (CGs) are very complex systems, tracing their history is a challenge (e.g. Stephan's Quintet). The presence of a diffuse X-rays emission that often peaks in the center of CGs shows that CGs are bound…